State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs New Jersey
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In New Jersey, $135,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.9% — not 4.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.7%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+2.9%
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 Jersey
Data Scientists
- Median
- $135,280
- p25
- $101,970
- p75
- $167,330
- p10
- $80,720
- p90
- $203,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
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.