State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Minnesota
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Minnesota, $128,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.1% — not 9.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.9%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
-2.1%
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%
Minnesota
Data Scientists
- Median
- $128,800
- p25
- $92,490
- p75
- $160,910
- p10
- $65,730
- p90
- $179,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.