State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Vermont
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Vermont, $127,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.4% — not 11.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.4%
California vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-1.4%
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%
Vermont
Data Scientists
- Median
- $127,070
- p25
- $98,450
- p75
- $143,170
- p10
- $76,570
- p90
- $160,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -86%
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.