Data Scientists Salary

Also known as: Data Analyst, ML Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer

Median Salary
$120,230
per year
Hourly Rate
$57.80
per hour
Employment
262,440
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$67,240
25th percentile
$85,660
Median
$120,230
75th percentile
$158,880
90th percentile
$199,130

💰 Data Scientists Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Washington$163,350+35.9%
California$141,590+17.8%
Maryland$136,370+13.4%
New Jersey$135,280+12.5%
Massachusetts$131,750+9.6%
New York$130,460+8.5%
Minnesota$128,800+7.1%
Vermont$127,070+5.7%
District of Columbia$126,490+5.2%
Virginia$126,430+5.2%
Connecticut$126,340+5.1%
Oregon$125,990+4.8%
Texas$122,090+1.5%
North Carolina$119,090-0.9%
Colorado$117,400-2.4%
Florida$115,820-3.7%
Arkansas$109,390-9.0%
Utah$108,090-10.1%
Arizona$107,240-10.8%
Pennsylvania$106,850-11.1%
Wisconsin$106,680-11.3%
Illinois$106,560-11.4%
Georgia$104,340-13.2%
Alabama$103,120-14.2%
Ohio$102,630-14.6%
Rhode Island$102,440-14.8%
Hawaii$102,130-15.1%
New Hampshire$100,620-16.3%
Michigan$100,590-16.3%
Montana$100,490-16.4%
Tennessee$100,330-16.6%
Nevada$98,540-18.0%
Nebraska$98,230-18.3%
Kansas$98,130-18.4%
Missouri$97,090-19.2%
South Dakota$96,150-20.0%
New Mexico$95,850-20.3%
Iowa$95,830-20.3%
South Carolina$91,990-23.5%
Kentucky$91,760-23.7%
Indiana$91,470-23.9%
Maine$90,880-24.4%
Idaho$89,380-25.7%
Oklahoma$86,310-28.2%
West Virginia$85,090-29.2%
Alaska$84,110-30.0%
North Dakota$81,900-31.9%
Louisiana$78,760-34.5%
Mississippi$69,490-42.2%

🏙️ Data Scientists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$185,080+53.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$170,110+41.5%
Idaho Falls, ID$167,840+39.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$164,740+37.0%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$156,830+30.4%
Charlottesville, VA$149,800+24.6%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$146,980+22.2%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$141,760+17.9%
Corvallis, OR$140,190+16.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$135,980+13.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$135,320+12.6%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$134,320+11.7%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$134,220+11.6%
Boulder, CO$134,040+11.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$132,460+10.2%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$132,200+10.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$132,040+9.8%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$131,820+9.6%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$130,990+8.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$130,980+8.9%
Winchester, VA-WV$129,990+8.1%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$129,780+7.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$129,740+7.9%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$129,600+7.8%
Barnstable Town, MA$129,530+7.7%
Lexington Park, MD$129,020+7.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$127,750+6.3%
Colorado Springs, CO$127,600+6.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$127,450+6.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$127,360+5.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$126,360+5.1%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$126,340+5.1%
Sheboygan, WI$126,270+5.0%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$125,590+4.5%
Midland, TX$125,330+4.2%
Salem, OR$124,040+3.2%
Worcester, MA$123,640+2.8%
Jacksonville, FL$122,680+2.0%
Richmond, VA$122,510+1.9%
New Haven, CT$121,880+1.4%
Springfield, MA$121,090+0.7%
Bloomington, IL$120,760+0.4%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$120,710+0.4%
Bozeman, MT$120,500+0.2%
Bellingham, WA$120,180-0.0%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$120,040-0.2%
Peoria, IL$120,000-0.2%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$119,930-0.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$119,340-0.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$117,250-2.5%
Greeley, CO$116,790-2.9%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$115,140-4.2%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$115,140-4.2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$114,990-4.4%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$114,830-4.5%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$114,540-4.7%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$113,990-5.2%
Corpus Christi, TX$113,450-5.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$112,910-6.1%
Ann Arbor, MI$112,680-6.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$112,520-6.4%
Rocky Mount, NC$111,870-7.0%
Huntsville, AL$111,810-7.0%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$111,310-7.4%
Grand Junction, CO$111,300-7.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$109,990-8.5%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$109,910-8.6%
Gainesville, FL$109,800-8.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$108,940-9.4%
Tyler, TX$108,780-9.5%
Syracuse, NY$108,680-9.6%
Columbus, OH$107,950-10.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$107,640-10.5%
Jackson, MI$107,640-10.5%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$107,310-10.7%
Longview, TX$107,270-10.8%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$107,130-10.9%
Bend, OR$106,790-11.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$106,750-11.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$106,590-11.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$106,500-11.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$106,340-11.6%
Fayetteville, NC$106,270-11.6%
Kenosha, WI$106,120-11.7%
Roanoke, VA$106,090-11.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$106,060-11.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$105,400-12.3%
Kingston, NY$105,160-12.5%
Modesto, CA$104,990-12.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$104,710-12.9%
Glens Falls, NY$104,620-13.0%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$104,530-13.1%
Vallejo, CA$104,530-13.1%
Wausau, WI$104,420-13.1%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$103,790-13.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$103,700-13.7%
Pittsfield, MA$103,590-13.8%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$103,510-13.9%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$103,440-14.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$103,340-14.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$103,330-14.1%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$103,290-14.1%
Appleton, WI$103,210-14.2%
Binghamton, NY$103,130-14.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$103,030-14.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$103,020-14.3%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$102,740-14.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$102,650-14.6%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$102,440-14.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$102,250-15.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$102,220-15.0%
Urban Honolulu, HI$102,080-15.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$101,970-15.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$101,940-15.2%
Cleveland, OH$101,860-15.3%
Napa, CA$101,830-15.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$101,570-15.5%
Greenville, NC$101,520-15.6%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$101,490-15.6%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$101,370-15.7%
Amarillo, TX$101,350-15.7%
Fresno, CA$101,250-15.8%
Dalton, GA$101,020-16.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$100,990-16.0%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$100,950-16.0%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$100,920-16.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$100,830-16.1%
Reading, PA$100,340-16.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$100,300-16.6%
College Station-Bryan, TX$100,280-16.6%
Ogden, UT$100,190-16.7%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$99,980-16.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$99,870-16.9%
Salinas, CA$99,850-17.0%
Akron, OH$99,780-17.0%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$99,630-17.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$99,600-17.2%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$99,560-17.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA$99,410-17.3%
Eau Claire, WI$99,410-17.3%
Duluth, MN-WI$99,400-17.3%
Green Bay, WI$99,340-17.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$99,110-17.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$98,940-17.7%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$98,930-17.7%
Albuquerque, NM$98,750-17.9%
Anchorage, AK$98,630-18.0%
Killeen-Temple, TX$98,620-18.0%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$98,470-18.1%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$98,400-18.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$98,390-18.2%
Jackson, MS$98,290-18.2%
Lafayette, LA$98,130-18.4%
St. George, UT$98,130-18.4%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$97,980-18.5%
Boise City, ID$97,950-18.5%
Reno, NV$97,940-18.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$97,930-18.5%
Visalia, CA$97,870-18.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$97,840-18.6%
Asheville, NC$97,690-18.7%
Yuma, AZ$97,580-18.8%
York-Hanover, PA$97,510-18.9%
Albany, GA$97,350-19.0%
Billings, MT$97,280-19.1%
Savannah, GA$97,200-19.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$97,190-19.2%
Redding, CA$96,960-19.4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$96,880-19.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$96,760-19.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$96,670-19.6%
Joplin, MO-KS$96,650-19.6%
Burlington, NC$96,300-19.9%
Monroe, MI$96,140-20.0%
Waco, TX$95,730-20.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$95,550-20.5%
El Paso, TX$95,430-20.6%
Niles, MI$95,350-20.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$95,290-20.7%
Port St. Lucie, FL$95,190-20.8%
Flagstaff, AZ$95,080-20.9%
Las Cruces, NM$94,950-21.0%
Topeka, KS$94,780-21.2%
Columbus, IN$94,700-21.2%
Wichita, KS$94,680-21.3%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$94,640-21.3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$94,620-21.3%
Tallahassee, FL$94,620-21.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$94,470-21.4%
Spartanburg, SC$94,330-21.5%
Birmingham, AL$94,240-21.6%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$93,930-21.9%
Ocala, FL$93,760-22.0%
Twin Falls, ID$93,330-22.4%
Wilmington, NC$93,090-22.6%
Rockford, IL$92,990-22.7%
Tuscaloosa, AL$92,880-22.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$92,800-22.8%
Rochester, NY$92,800-22.8%
Knoxville, TN$92,640-22.9%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$92,200-23.3%
Rome, GA$92,130-23.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$92,050-23.4%
Springfield, IL$92,000-23.5%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$91,760-23.7%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$91,740-23.7%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$91,630-23.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$91,490-23.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$91,340-24.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$91,240-24.1%
Altoona, PA$91,170-24.2%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$91,130-24.2%
Lancaster, PA$90,960-24.3%
Missoula, MT$90,850-24.4%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$90,030-25.1%
Lubbock, TX$89,490-25.6%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$89,070-25.9%
Columbia, SC$88,260-26.6%
Canton-Massillon, OH$88,110-26.7%
Lincoln, NE$87,890-26.9%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$87,750-27.0%
Montgomery, AL$87,640-27.1%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$87,160-27.5%
Warner Robins, GA$87,060-27.6%
Tulsa, OK$86,310-28.2%
Chambersburg, PA$86,060-28.4%
Saginaw, MI$85,460-28.9%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$84,750-29.5%
Gainesville, GA$84,670-29.6%
Midland, MI$84,520-29.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$84,460-29.8%
Mobile, AL$83,910-30.2%
Tucson, AZ$83,650-30.4%
Abilene, TX$83,600-30.5%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$83,340-30.7%
Evansville, IN$83,140-30.8%
Bloomington, IN$83,020-30.9%
Muncie, IN$82,160-31.7%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$82,050-31.8%
Toledo, OH$82,000-31.8%
State College, PA$81,840-31.9%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$81,570-32.2%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$81,570-32.2%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$81,420-32.3%
Springfield, MO$81,310-32.4%
Lewiston, ID-WA$81,250-32.4%
Columbia, MO$80,980-32.6%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$80,830-32.8%
Puerto Rico$80,350-33.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$80,280-33.2%
Jefferson City, MO$80,220-33.3%
Florence, SC$80,050-33.4%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$79,990-33.5%
Logan, UT-ID$79,880-33.6%
Charleston, WV$79,860-33.6%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$79,720-33.7%
Flint, MI$79,610-33.8%
Erie, PA$79,560-33.8%
Harrisonburg, VA$79,560-33.8%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$79,480-33.9%
Ames, IA$79,430-33.9%
Pocatello, ID$79,300-34.0%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$79,280-34.1%
Clarksville, TN-KY$79,200-34.1%
Utica-Rome, NY$79,100-34.2%
Morgantown, WV$78,950-34.3%
Baton Rouge, LA$78,760-34.5%
Columbus, GA-AL$78,620-34.6%
Laredo, TX$78,100-35.0%
Traverse City, MI$77,420-35.6%
Terre Haute, IN$77,220-35.8%
Bismarck, ND$76,960-36.0%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$76,090-36.7%
Dubuque, IA$74,790-37.8%
Ithaca, NY$74,170-38.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$73,360-39.0%
Hattiesburg, MS$72,930-39.3%
Iowa City, IA$72,120-40.0%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$71,240-40.7%
Williamsport, PA$70,190-41.6%
Johnson City, TN$69,330-42.3%
Bowling Green, KY$65,620-45.4%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$59,160-50.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.