State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Virginia vs Washington
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Virginia, $126,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.1% — not 22.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.6%
Virginia vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-18.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Virginia
Data Scientists
- Median
- $126,430
- p25
- $97,390
- p75
- $165,610
- p10
- $76,420
- p90
- $207,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -53%
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.