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Data Scientists Salary (2024)

SOC Code: 15-2051

Category: Computer and Mathematical

Median Salary
$112,590
Average Salary
$124,590
Salary Range
$63,650 - $194,410
Total Employed
233,440

National Salary Distribution

$63,650$194,410
10th %ileMedian: $112,59090th %ile
PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly
10th Percentile$63,650$5,304
25th Percentile$82,630$6,886
Median$112,590$9,383
75th Percentile$155,810$12,984
90th Percentile$194,410$16,201
Mean (Average)$124,590$10,383

Highest Paying Cities for Data Scientistss

All Metro Areas (49)

Metro AreaMedian Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$173,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA$166,300
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$157,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$135,190
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH$131,830
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$131,110
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA$130,710
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$127,770
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$127,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$124,270
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$123,090
Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX$122,440
Salt Lake City, UT$122,370
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$120,840
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$119,860
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL$118,820
Richmond, VA$117,020
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$116,890
Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT$115,700
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$114,390
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI$112,640
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$112,310
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$109,230
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$107,850
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$107,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$105,590
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO$105,380
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA$104,480
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$103,710
Raleigh-Cary, NC$102,690
Jacksonville, FL$102,680
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$101,760
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$101,680
Columbus, OH$100,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX$100,420
Cleveland-Elyria, OH$99,350
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$98,460
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$97,150
Birmingham-Hoover, AL$96,590
Kansas City, MO-KS$96,540
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$96,480
Pittsburgh, PA$96,370
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV$93,220
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN$90,750
St. Louis, MO-IL$90,330
Oklahoma City, OK$85,470
Tucson, AZ$83,930
Rochester, NY$82,350
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$69,990

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