State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Oklahoma
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Oklahoma, $86,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.1% — not 64%.
Nominal pay gap
+64%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+30.1%
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%
Oklahoma
Data Scientists
- Median
- $86,310
- p25
- $68,580
- p75
- $109,770
- p10
- $58,690
- p90
- $145,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.