State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Arkansas vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Arkansas, $109,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.5% — not 33%.
Nominal pay gap
-33%
Arkansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.5%
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%
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.