State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs New Hampshire
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In New Hampshire, $100,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.5% — not 40.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.7%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+32.5%
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%
New Hampshire
Data Scientists
- Median
- $100,620
- p25
- $82,750
- p75
- $128,540
- p10
- $73,480
- p90
- $155,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
- 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.