State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Arizona vs California
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Arizona, $107,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.7% — not 24.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.3%
Arizona vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-16.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Data Scientists
- Median
- $107,240
- p25
- $80,820
- p75
- $134,070
- p10
- $65,200
- p90
- $161,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.