State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Florida vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Florida, $115,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.6% — not 29.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.1%
Florida vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-26.6%
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%
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.