State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Kentucky vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Kentucky, $91,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.4% — not 43.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.8%
Kentucky vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-33.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kentucky
Data Scientists
- Median
- $91,760
- p25
- $75,620
- p75
- $121,850
- p10
- $61,990
- p90
- $156,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -45%
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.