Data Scientists Salary by Metro
US median salary
$120,230
range $67,240 - $199,130
US mean salary
$126,800
The tables below rank 146 US metro areas by median Data Scientists pay. "Worth" adjusts each salary for the metro's cost of living, so a lower nominal salary in a cheap metro can outrank a higher one in an expensive city.
Metros ranked by Data Scientists pay
| Metro | Median | Worth (cost-adj.) | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $185,080 | $92,540 | +54% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $170,110 | $90,677 | +41% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $164,740 | $108,596 | +37% |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $146,980 | $110,928 | +22% |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $141,760 | $99,691 | +18% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $135,980 | $97,968 | +13% |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $135,320 | $109,927 | +13% |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $134,320 | $109,918 | +12% |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $132,460 | $118,585 | +10% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $132,200 | $86,012 | +10% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $132,040 | $86,076 | +10% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $130,990 | $76,917 | +9% |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $129,780 | $118,846 | +8% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $129,740 | $82,901 | +8% |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $129,600 | $99,083 | +8% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $127,750 | $104,371 | +6% |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $127,600 | $98,991 | +6% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $127,450 | $89,880 | +6% |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $127,360 | $97,296 | +6% |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $126,360 | $71,918 | +5% |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $126,340 | $117,635 | +5% |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $125,590 | $143,041 | +4% |
| Salem, OR | $124,040 | $116,909 | +3% |
| Worcester, MA | $123,640 | $114,270 | +3% |
| Jacksonville, FL | $122,680 | $106,864 | +2% |
| Richmond, VA | $122,510 | $111,677 | +2% |
| New Haven, CT | $121,880 | $105,341 | +1% |
| Springfield, MA | $121,090 | $140,476 | +1% |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $120,710 | $101,182 | +0% |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $119,930 | $73,262 | +0% |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $119,340 | $115,416 | -1% |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $117,250 | $122,263 | -2% |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $115,140 | $81,544 | -4% |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $114,990 | $95,745 | -4% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $114,540 | $88,722 | -5% |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $113,990 | $70,538 | -5% |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $113,450 | $117,322 | -6% |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $112,910 | $80,650 | -6% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $112,520 | $79,184 | -6% |
| Huntsville, AL | $111,810 | $124,649 | -7% |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $109,990 | $89,061 | -9% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $109,910 | $97,959 | -9% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $108,940 | $85,915 | -9% |
| Syracuse, NY | $108,680 | $133,023 | -10% |
| Columbus, OH | $107,950 | $111,749 | -10% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $107,640 | $99,207 | -10% |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $107,310 | $86,401 | -11% |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $107,130 | $104,212 | -11% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $106,750 | $98,387 | -11% |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $106,590 | $79,843 | -11% |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $106,500 | $95,773 | -11% |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $106,340 | $148,936 | -12% |
| Fayetteville, NC | $106,270 | $115,637 | -12% |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $106,060 | $127,937 | -12% |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $105,400 | $89,322 | -12% |
| Modesto, CA | $104,990 | $85,288 | -13% |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $104,710 | $121,192 | -13% |
| Vallejo, CA | $104,530 | $63,699 | -13% |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $103,790 | $84,314 | -14% |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $103,700 | $75,145 | -14% |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $103,510 | $129,388 | -14% |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $103,340 | $88,856 | -14% |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $103,330 | $112,929 | -14% |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $103,290 | $99,894 | -14% |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $103,030 | $118,154 | -14% |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $103,020 | $88,887 | -14% |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $102,650 | $122,494 | -15% |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $102,440 | $103,370 | -15% |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $102,250 | $127,494 | -15% |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $102,220 | $110,508 | -15% |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $102,080 | $64,608 | -15% |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $101,970 | $98,522 | -15% |
| Cleveland, OH | $101,860 | $127,965 | -15% |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $101,570 | $131,738 | -16% |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $101,490 | $98,822 | -16% |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $101,370 | $77,087 | -16% |
| Fresno, CA | $101,250 | $95,881 | -16% |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $100,950 | $88,708 | -16% |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $100,830 | $111,538 | -16% |
| Reading, PA | $100,340 | $111,987 | -17% |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $100,300 | $89,474 | -17% |
| Ogden, UT | $100,190 | $88,040 | -17% |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $99,980 | $118,180 | -17% |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $99,870 | $105,459 | -17% |
| Salinas, CA | $99,850 | $64,047 | -17% |
| Akron, OH | $99,780 | $127,433 | -17% |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $99,600 | $118,009 | -17% |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $99,110 | $109,756 | -18% |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $98,940 | $101,895 | -18% |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $98,930 | $80,235 | -18% |
| Albuquerque, NM | $98,750 | $112,600 | -18% |
| Anchorage, AK | $98,630 | $89,177 | -18% |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $98,620 | $106,847 | -18% |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $98,400 | $127,958 | -18% |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $98,390 | $106,598 | -18% |
| Jackson, MS | $98,290 | $120,898 | -18% |
| Lafayette, LA | $98,130 | $132,429 | -18% |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $97,980 | $116,782 | -19% |
| Boise City, ID | $97,950 | $86,835 | -19% |
| Reno, NV | $97,940 | $81,143 | -19% |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $97,930 | $94,073 | -19% |
| Visalia, CA | $97,870 | $100,793 | -19% |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $97,840 | $86,892 | -19% |
| Asheville, NC | $97,690 | $99,379 | -19% |
| York-Hanover, PA | $97,510 | $107,746 | -19% |
| Savannah, GA | $97,200 | $88,123 | -19% |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $96,880 | $106,228 | -19% |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $96,760 | $105,288 | -20% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $96,670 | $120,989 | -20% |
| El Paso, TX | $95,430 | $116,663 | -21% |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $95,190 | $79,457 | -21% |
| Wichita, KS | $94,680 | $126,409 | -21% |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $94,620 | $120,076 | -21% |
| Tallahassee, FL | $94,620 | $99,600 | -21% |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $94,470 | $124,139 | -21% |
| Spartanburg, SC | $94,330 | $117,618 | -22% |
| Birmingham, AL | $94,240 | $106,007 | -22% |
| Ocala, FL | $93,760 | $96,760 | -22% |
| Wilmington, NC | $93,090 | $88,405 | -23% |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $92,800 | $109,305 | -23% |
| Rochester, NY | $92,800 | $107,036 | -23% |
| Knoxville, TN | $92,640 | $106,728 | -23% |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $92,200 | $93,509 | -23% |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $91,740 | $96,366 | -24% |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $91,630 | $126,212 | -24% |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $91,490 | $104,920 | -24% |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $91,340 | $103,560 | -24% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $91,240 | $107,089 | -24% |
| Lancaster, PA | $90,960 | $88,397 | -24% |
| Columbia, SC | $88,260 | $97,525 | -27% |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $88,110 | $125,871 | -27% |
| Montgomery, AL | $87,640 | $105,590 | -27% |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $87,160 | $105,777 | -28% |
| Tulsa, OK | $86,310 | $105,513 | -28% |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $84,750 | $111,367 | -30% |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $84,460 | $97,868 | -30% |
| Mobile, AL | $83,910 | $105,150 | -30% |
| Tucson, AZ | $83,650 | $91,023 | -30% |
| Toledo, OH | $82,000 | $115,169 | -32% |
| Springfield, MO | $81,310 | $110,326 | -32% |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $80,280 | $114,686 | -33% |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $79,720 | $113,886 | -34% |
| Flint, MI | $79,610 | $106,147 | -34% |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $78,760 | $91,475 | -34% |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $73,360 | $88,173 | -39% |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $59,160 | $58,632 | -51% |