Data Scientists salary
The median pay for data scientists in the United States is $120,230 a year. About 262,440 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $67,240
- 25th percentile
- $85,660
- Median percentile
- $120,230
- 75th percentile
- $158,880
- 90th percentile
- $199,130
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $163,350
- California $141,590
- Maryland $136,370
- New Jersey $135,280
- Massachusetts $131,750
- New York $130,460
- Minnesota $128,800
- Vermont $127,070
- District of Columbia $126,490
- Virginia $126,430
- Connecticut $126,340
- Oregon $125,990
- Texas $122,090
- North Carolina $119,090
- Colorado $117,400
- Florida $115,820
- Arkansas $109,390
- Utah $108,090
- Arizona $107,240
- Pennsylvania $106,850
- Wisconsin $106,680
- Illinois $106,560
- Georgia $104,340
- Alabama $103,120
- Ohio $102,630
- Rhode Island $102,440
- Hawaii $102,130
- New Hampshire $100,620
- Michigan $100,590
- Montana $100,490
- Tennessee $100,330
- Nevada $98,540
- Nebraska $98,230
- Kansas $98,130
- Missouri $97,090
- South Dakota $96,150
- New Mexico $95,850
- Iowa $95,830
- South Carolina $91,990
- Kentucky $91,760
- Indiana $91,470
- Maine $90,880
- Idaho $89,380
- Oklahoma $86,310
- West Virginia $85,090
- Alaska $84,110
- North Dakota $81,900
- Louisiana $78,760
- Mississippi $69,490
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $185,080
- San Francisco, CA $170,110
- Idaho Falls, ID $167,840
- Seattle, WA $164,740
- Kennewick, WA $156,830
- North Port, FL $146,980
- Bridgeport, CT $141,760
- Corvallis, OR $140,190
- New York, NY $135,980
- Trenton, NJ $135,320
- Baltimore, MD $134,320
- Bremerton, WA $134,220
- Boulder, CO $134,040
- Charlotte, NC $132,460
- Washington, DC $132,200
- Boston, MA $132,040
- Burlington, VT $131,820
- San Diego, CA $130,990
- Santa Cruz, CA $130,980
- Winchester, VA $129,990
- Minneapolis, MN $129,780
- Los Angeles, CA $129,740
- Portland, OR $129,600
- Barnstable Town, MA $129,530
- Lexington Park, MD $129,020
- Dallas, TX $127,750
- Colorado Springs, CO $127,600
- Miami, FL $127,450
- Austin, TX $127,360
- Oxnard, CA $126,360
- Hartford, CT $126,340
- Sheboygan, WI $126,270
- Fayetteville, AR $125,590
- Midland, TX $125,330
- Salem, OR $124,040
- Worcester, MA $123,640
- Jacksonville, FL $122,680
- Richmond, VA $122,510
- New Haven, CT $121,880
- Springfield, MA $121,090
- Bloomington, IL $120,760
- Raleigh, NC $120,710
- Bozeman, MT $120,500
- Bellingham, WA $120,180
- Olympia, WA $120,040
- Peoria, IL $120,000
- Santa Rosa, CA $119,930
- Lakeland, FL $119,340
- Spokane, WA $117,250
- Greeley, CO $116,790
- Naples, FL $115,140
- Slidell, LA $115,140
- Salt Lake City, UT $114,990
- San Luis Obispo, CA $114,830
- Phoenix, AZ $114,540
- Santa Maria, CA $113,990
- Corpus Christi, TX $113,450
- Riverside, CA $112,910
- Ann Arbor, MI $112,680
- Denver, CO $112,520
- Rocky Mount, NC $111,870
- Huntsville, AL $111,810
- Fort Collins, CO $111,310
- Grand Junction, CO $111,300
- Tampa, FL $109,990
- Philadelphia, PA $109,910
- Gainesville, FL $109,800
- Atlanta, GA $108,940
- Syracuse, NY $108,680
- Columbus, OH $107,950
- Chicago, IL $107,640
- Jackson, MI $107,640
- Kiryas Joel, NY $107,310
- Longview, TX $107,270
- Eugene, OR $107,130
- Bend, OR $106,790
- Houston, TX $106,750
- Orlando, FL $106,590
- Durham, NC $106,500
- Davenport, IA $106,340
- Fayetteville, NC $106,270
- Kenosha, WI $106,120
- Greensboro, NC $106,060
- Palm Bay, FL $105,400
- Kingston, NY $105,160
- Modesto, CA $104,990
- Milwaukee, WI $104,710
- Glens Falls, NY $104,620
- Racine, WI $104,530
- Vallejo, CA $104,530
- Wausau, WI $104,420
- Manchester, NH $103,790
- Sacramento, CA $103,700
- Pittsfield, MA $103,590
- Little Rock, AR $103,510
- Sierra Vista, AZ $103,440
- Provo, UT $103,340
- Detroit, MI $103,330
- San Antonio, TX $103,290
- Appleton, WI $103,210
- Binghamton, NY $103,130
- Des Moines, IA $103,030
- Nashville, TN $103,020
- Pinehurst, NC $102,740
- Cincinnati, OH $102,650
- Providence, RI $102,440
- Buffalo, NY $102,250
- Memphis, TN $102,220
- Urban Honolulu, HI $102,080
- Allentown, PA $101,970
- Norwich, CT $101,940
- Cleveland, OH $101,860
- Napa, CA $101,830
- Winston, NC $101,570
- Greenville, NC $101,520
- Pensacola, FL $101,490
- Stockton, CA $101,370
- Amarillo, TX $101,350
- Fresno, CA $101,250
- Dalton, GA $101,020