State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Georgia
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Georgia, $104,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18% — not 35.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.7%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+18%
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%
Georgia
Data Scientists
- Median
- $104,340
- p25
- $84,120
- p75
- $136,560
- p10
- $67,750
- p90
- $170,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
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.