State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Kansas vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Kansas, $98,130. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.7% — not 39.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.9%
Kansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-28.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kansas
Data Scientists
- Median
- $98,130
- p25
- $75,970
- p75
- $131,390
- p10
- $60,520
- p90
- $154,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
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.