Data Scientists Salary in Salinas, CA
Median annual salary
$99,850
-17% vs US median ($120,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$64,047
cost index 155.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salinas, CA
| 10th percentile | $59,600 |
| 25th percentile | $78,030 |
| Median (50th) | $99,850 |
| 75th percentile | $125,510 |
| 90th percentile | $175,770 |
| Mean | $109,540 |
| Employed in metro | 90 |
A Data Scientists in Salinas, CA earns a median of $99,850 per year. That is 17% below the national median of $120,230 for this occupation. Because Salinas, CA has a cost index of 155.9 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $64,047 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $97,230, median gross rent $2,055/mo, and the median home value $781,000. See the full Salinas, CA cost-of-living profile.