State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Arkansas vs California
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Arkansas, $109,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.6% — not 22.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.7%
Arkansas vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-1.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Data Scientists
- Median
- $109,390
- p25
- $97,510
- p75
- $136,060
- p10
- $67,090
- p90
- $169,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.