State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs South Carolina
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In South Carolina, $91,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.3% — not 53.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.9%
California vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+30.3%
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%
South Carolina
Data Scientists
- Median
- $91,990
- p25
- $78,550
- p75
- $123,880
- p10
- $61,600
- p90
- $156,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -40%
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.