State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Florida vs Texas
Data Scientists in Texas earn a median of $122,090. In Florida, $115,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.9% — not 5.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-5.1%
Florida vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
-10.9%
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%
Texas
Data Scientists
- Median
- $122,090
- p25
- $83,880
- p75
- $146,030
- p10
- $64,540
- p90
- $170,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.