State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Oregon vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Oregon, $125,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.2% — not 22.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.9%
Oregon vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-20.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Oregon
Data Scientists
- Median
- $125,990
- p25
- $96,770
- p75
- $163,710
- p10
- $78,110
- p90
- $206,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -52%
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.