State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Connecticut
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Connecticut, $126,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.9% — not 12.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.1%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+4.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Connecticut
Data Scientists
- Median
- $126,340
- p25
- $94,480
- p75
- $163,210
- p10
- $75,700
- p90
- $204,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.