State comparison · 2025
Mathematicians salary: California vs Virginia
Mathematicians in Virginia earn a median of $148,030. In California, $126,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.8% — not 14.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.4%
California vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
-21.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Mathematicians
- Median
- $126,710
- p25
- $101,230
- p75
- $156,480
- p10
- $81,230
- p90
- $182,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +64%
Virginia
Mathematicians
- Median
- $148,030
- p25
- $120,990
- p75
- $175,610
- p10
- $92,520
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +200%
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.