State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: New York vs Texas
Data Scientists in New York earn a median of $130,460. In Texas, $122,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.8% — not 6.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.9%
New York vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
-3.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Data Scientists
- Median
- $130,460
- p25
- $94,880
- p75
- $171,580
- p10
- $73,330
- p90
- $214,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
Texas
Data Scientists
- Median
- $122,090
- p25
- $83,880
- p75
- $146,030
- p10
- $64,540
- p90
- $170,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -55%
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.