State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Arizona vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Arizona, $107,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.2% — not 34.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.3%
Arizona vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-30.2%
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%
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.