State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Pennsylvania vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Pennsylvania, $106,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.3% — not 34.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.6%
Pennsylvania vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-28.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Pennsylvania
Data Scientists
- Median
- $106,850
- p25
- $79,220
- p75
- $129,160
- p10
- $63,340
- p90
- $162,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -59%
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.