Data Scientists Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Median annual salary
$185,080
+54% vs US median ($120,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$92,540
cost index 200 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
| 10th percentile | $109,740 |
| 25th percentile | $149,570 |
| Median (50th) | $185,080 |
| 75th percentile | $219,460 |
| 90th percentile | $282,840 |
| Mean | $212,760 |
| Employed in metro | 6,060 |
A Data Scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns a median of $185,080 per year. That is 54% above the national median of $120,230 for this occupation. Because San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a cost index of 200 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $92,540 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $162,111, median gross rent $2,840/mo, and the median home value $1,447,800. See the full San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA cost-of-living profile.