State comparison · 2025
Computer and Information Research Scientists salary: Oregon vs Tennessee
Computer and Information Research Scientists in Oregon earn a median of $206,220. In Tennessee, $108,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 68.4% — not 89.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+89.5%
Oregon vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+68.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Computer and Information Research Scientists
- Median
- $206,220
- p25
- $169,240
- p75
- $278,150
- p10
- $117,570
- p90
- $351,690
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
Tennessee
Computer and Information Research Scientists
- Median
- $108,830
- p25
- $100,100
- p75
- $130,680
- p10
- $82,750
- p90
- $174,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
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.