State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Florida vs New York
Data Scientists in New York earn a median of $130,460. In Florida, $115,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.4% — not 11.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-11.2%
Florida vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-7.4%
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%
New York
Data Scientists
- Median
- $130,460
- p25
- $94,880
- p75
- $171,580
- p10
- $73,330
- p90
- $214,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
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.