State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Hawaii
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Hawaii, $102,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.8% — not 38.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.6%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+37.8%
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%
Hawaii
Data Scientists
- Median
- $102,130
- p25
- $87,640
- p75
- $152,980
- p10
- $77,270
- p90
- $172,870
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
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.