State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Wisconsin
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Wisconsin, $106,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.8% — not 32.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.7%
California vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+12.8%
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%
Wisconsin
Data Scientists
- Median
- $106,680
- p25
- $88,060
- p75
- $133,860
- p10
- $76,300
- p90
- $168,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -21%
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.