State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Alaska vs California
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Alaska, $84,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.8% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.6%
Alaska vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-35.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Data Scientists
- Median
- $84,110
- p25
- $57,350
- p75
- $113,040
- p10
- $51,550
- p90
- $138,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.