State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: District of Columbia vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In District of Columbia, $126,490. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.6% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.6%
District of Columbia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-24.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Data Scientists
- Median
- $126,490
- p25
- $105,320
- p75
- $174,650
- p10
- $89,750
- p90
- $209,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.