State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Colorado vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Colorado, $117,400. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.4% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.1%
Colorado vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-25.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Data Scientists
- Median
- $117,400
- p25
- $96,300
- p75
- $152,650
- p10
- $74,470
- p90
- $189,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -51%
Washington
Data Scientists
- Median
- $163,350
- p25
- $105,240
- p75
- $208,320
- p10
- $79,930
- p90
- $220,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
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.