How much do Data Scientists make in Bellingham, WA?

Percentile spread

For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $71,540 and the 90th percentile is $195,910. The difference is $124,370, which is 103.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $88,990 to the 75th at $165,340, covers $76,350.

The mean annual wage is $128,390, which sits above the median of $120,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bellingham, WA median is about the same as the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $116,302, which is 3.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.4% lower than the Washington median of $163,350.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bellingham, WA is 103.334, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $120,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $116,302 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Scientists. Bellingham, WA ranks 3rd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA is 91 miles away, with a median of $134,220 and employment of 60. That median is 11.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,094, against $116,302 here.
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 93 miles away, with a median of $164,740 and employment of 8,370. That median is 37.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $148,237, against $116,302 here.
• Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA is 140 miles away, with a median of $120,040 and employment of 120. That median is 0.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,790, against $116,302 here.

Employment share

Data Scientists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Bellingham, WA (40 of 91,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.26 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.