United States
Data Scientists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$112,590
Data Scientists in the United States earn a median of $112,590 a year, about $54.13 an hour.
Median
$112,590
per year
Hourly
$54.13
as published
Mean
$124,590
pulled up by top earners
Workers
233,440
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $136,800 | +22% |
| Texas | State | $106,540 | -5% |
| New York | State | $125,400 | +11% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $130,710 | +16% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $100,320 | -11% |
| North Carolina | State | $115,380 | +2% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $124,270 | +10% |
| Massachusetts | State | $132,250 | +17% |
| Florida | State | $105,820 | -6% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $166,300 | +48% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $120,840 | +7% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $135,190 | +20% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $131,830 | +17% |
| Washington | State | $158,760 | +41% |
| Georgia | State | $102,630 | -9% |
| Illinois | State | $113,490 | +1% |
| Colorado | State | $106,500 | -5% |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | Metro | $173,160 | +54% |
| Michigan | State | $99,470 | -12% |
| Virginia | State | $126,070 | +12% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $157,290 | +40% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $104,480 | -7% |
| New Jersey | State | $130,370 | +16% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $112,640 | +0% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $107,030 | -5% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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