State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Georgia vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Georgia, $104,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29% — not 36.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.1%
Georgia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Data Scientists
- Median
- $104,340
- p25
- $84,120
- p75
- $136,560
- p10
- $67,750
- p90
- $170,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -61%
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.