State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Texas vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Texas, $122,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.6% — not 25.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-25.3%
Texas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-17.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
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.