Data Scientists Salary in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
Median annual salary
$130,990
+9% vs US median ($120,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$76,917
cost index 170.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
| 10th percentile | $74,110 |
| 25th percentile | $93,420 |
| Median (50th) | $130,990 |
| 75th percentile | $164,160 |
| 90th percentile | $201,190 |
| Mean | $134,470 |
| Employed in metro | 2,830 |
A Data Scientists in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA earns a median of $130,990 per year. That is 9% above the national median of $120,230 for this occupation. Because San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has a cost index of 170.3 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $76,917 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $106,268, median gross rent $2,246/mo, and the median home value $854,700. See the full San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA cost-of-living profile.