State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Pennsylvania
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Pennsylvania, $106,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.8% — not 32.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.5%
California vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+16.8%
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%
Pennsylvania
Data Scientists
- Median
- $106,850
- p25
- $79,220
- p75
- $129,160
- p10
- $63,340
- p90
- $162,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -59%
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.