Data Scientists Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
Median annual salary
$113,990
-5% vs US median ($120,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$70,538
cost index 161.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
| 10th percentile | $68,690 |
| 25th percentile | $82,110 |
| Median (50th) | $113,990 |
| 75th percentile | $159,150 |
| 90th percentile | $205,040 |
| Mean | $125,770 |
| Employed in metro | 190 |
A Data Scientists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA earns a median of $113,990 per year. That is 5% below the national median of $120,230 for this occupation. Because Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA has a cost index of 161.6 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $70,538 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $98,161, median gross rent $2,131/mo, and the median home value $790,700. See the full Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA cost-of-living profile.