Data Scientists Salary in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Median annual salary
$135,980
+13% vs US median ($120,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$97,968
cost index 138.8 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
| 10th percentile | $79,870 |
| 25th percentile | $101,320 |
| Median (50th) | $135,980 |
| 75th percentile | $173,160 |
| 90th percentile | $216,030 |
| Mean | $144,700 |
| Employed in metro | 23,160 |
A Data Scientists in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ earns a median of $135,980 per year. That is 13% above the national median of $120,230 for this occupation. Because New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a cost index of 138.8 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $97,968 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $99,155, median gross rent $1,830/mo, and the median home value $614,200. See the full New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ cost-of-living profile.