State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: California vs Wyoming
Data Scientists in California earn a median of $141,590. In Wyoming, $95,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.7% — not 47.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.7%
California vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+23.7%
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%
Wyoming
Data Scientists
- Median
- $95,840
- p25
- $49,190
- p75
- $97,370
- p10
- $49,190
- p90
- $129,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -57%
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.