State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Louisiana
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Louisiana, $78,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.2% — not 79.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+79.8%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+43.2%
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%
Louisiana
Data Scientists
- Median
- $78,760
- p25
- $63,560
- p75
- $110,130
- p10
- $53,050
- p90
- $128,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +31%
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.