State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Rhode Island
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Rhode Island, $102,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.7% — not 38.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.2%
California vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+27.7%
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%
Rhode Island
Data Scientists
- Median
- $102,440
- p25
- $93,090
- p75
- $130,150
- p10
- $75,310
- p90
- $158,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
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.