State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Oregon
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Oregon, $125,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5% — not 12.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.4%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+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%
Oregon
Data Scientists
- Median
- $125,990
- p25
- $96,770
- p75
- $163,710
- p10
- $78,110
- p90
- $206,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.