State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Rhode Island vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Rhode Island, $102,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.4% — not 37.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.3%
Rhode Island vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-34.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Rhode Island
Data Scientists
- Median
- $102,440
- p25
- $93,090
- p75
- $130,150
- p10
- $75,310
- p90
- $158,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -36%
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.