Data Scientists Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Median annual salary
$164,740
+37% vs US median ($120,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$108,596
cost index 151.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
| 10th percentile | $81,130 |
| 25th percentile | $108,740 |
| Median (50th) | $164,740 |
| 75th percentile | $210,370 |
| 90th percentile | $230,980 |
| Mean | $160,460 |
| Employed in metro | 8,370 |
A Data Scientists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns a median of $164,740 per year. That is 37% above the national median of $120,230 for this occupation. Because Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a cost index of 151.7 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $108,596 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $115,177, median gross rent $2,000/mo, and the median home value $717,500. See the full Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA cost-of-living profile.