State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Michigan
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Michigan, $100,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.3% — not 40.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.8%
California vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+22.3%
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%
Michigan
Data Scientists
- Median
- $100,590
- p25
- $77,410
- p75
- $130,240
- p10
- $60,830
- p90
- $162,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.