State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Vermont vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Vermont, $127,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 22.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.2%
Vermont vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-15.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Vermont
Data Scientists
- Median
- $127,070
- p25
- $98,450
- p75
- $143,170
- p10
- $76,570
- p90
- $160,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -86%
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.