State comparison · 2025
Data Scientists salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Data Scientists in Washington earn a median of $163,350. In Wisconsin, $106,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.7% — not 53.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+53.1%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+34.7%
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%
Wisconsin
Data Scientists
- Median
- $106,680
- p25
- $88,060
- p75
- $133,860
- p10
- $76,300
- p90
- $168,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -21%
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.