State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Washington vs West Virginia
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In West Virginia, $85,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.6% — not 92%.
Nominal pay gap
+92%
Washington vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+60.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
West Virginia
Data Scientists
- Median
- $85,090
- p25
- $69,790
- p75
- $112,770
- p10
- $57,500
- p90
- $125,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +80%
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.