Data Scientists Salary in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Median annual salary
$170,110
+41% vs US median ($120,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$90,677
cost index 187.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
| 10th percentile | $99,170 |
| 25th percentile | $130,430 |
| Median (50th) | $170,110 |
| 75th percentile | $212,970 |
| 90th percentile | $272,430 |
| Mean | $174,830 |
| Employed in metro | 10,460 |
A Data Scientists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns a median of $170,110 per year. That is 41% above the national median of $120,230 for this occupation. Because San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a cost index of 187.6 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $90,677 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $136,027, median gross rent $2,474/mo, and the median home value $1,140,700. See the full San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA cost-of-living profile.