State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Alabama vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Alabama, $103,120. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.9% — not 36.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.9%
Alabama vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-23.9%
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%
Washington
Data Scientists
- Median
- $163,350
- p25
- $105,240
- p75
- $208,320
- p10
- $79,930
- p90
- $220,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
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.