State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Alabama vs California
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Alabama, $103,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.2%
Alabama vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-9.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Data Scientists
- Median
- $103,120
- p25
- $74,140
- p75
- $127,660
- p10
- $59,130
- p90
- $161,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -73%
California
Data Scientists
- Median
- $141,590
- p25
- $103,360
- p75
- $186,820
- p10
- $77,480
- p90
- $224,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -39%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.