State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Missouri vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Missouri, $97,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.6%
Missouri vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-30%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Missouri
Data Scientists
- Median
- $97,090
- p25
- $74,610
- p75
- $127,680
- p10
- $58,960
- p90
- $151,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- 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.