State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Florida vs Illinois
Data Scientists in Florida earn a median of $115,820. In Illinois, $106,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.1% — not 8.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+8.7%
Florida vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+5.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Data Scientists
- Median
- $115,820
- p25
- $84,070
- p75
- $140,210
- p10
- $63,080
- p90
- $174,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
Illinois
Data Scientists
- Median
- $106,560
- p25
- $84,610
- p75
- $137,290
- p10
- $68,810
- p90
- $168,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.