State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Maine vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Maine, $90,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.7% — not 44.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-44.4%
Maine vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-38.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Data Scientists
- Median
- $90,880
- p25
- $77,340
- p75
- $115,170
- p10
- $60,280
- p90
- $138,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +75%
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.