State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs District of Columbia
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In District of Columbia, $126,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.1% — not 11.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.9%
California vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
+11.1%
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%
District of Columbia
Data Scientists
- Median
- $126,490
- p25
- $105,320
- p75
- $174,650
- p10
- $89,750
- p90
- $209,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.