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Data Scientists Salary by City
Data Scientists Salary by City (2026)
269 metro areas · National average: $105,010 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Data Scientists salaries across 269 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $225,590
$173,160
$107,470
N/A
San Francisco, CA $164,690
$166,300
$91,410
$227,300
Seattle, WA $163,640
$157,290
$93,790
$226,830
Idaho Falls, ID $159,920
$164,030
$83,550
$212,920
Oxnard, CA $150,200
$129,360
$71,930
$203,990
Bridgeport, CT $148,670
$139,660
$84,830
$212,110
Boulder, CO $148,570
$121,870
$73,300
N/A
Washington, DC $143,670
$135,190
$84,780
$208,600
Baltimore, MD $139,810
$123,090
$76,630
$199,020
New York, NY $139,810
$130,710
$73,920
$213,130
Naples, FL $139,760
$145,030
$62,940
$185,360
Boston, MA $138,180
$131,830
$80,740
$200,390
Bellingham, WA $136,440
$134,530
$82,000
$193,300
Pittsfield, MA $136,020
$125,010
$74,120
$211,060
Bloomington, IL $132,380
$133,340
$80,880
$190,050
Trenton, NJ $131,860
$130,590
$75,290
$193,750
San Diego, CA $131,190
$127,200
$69,920
$205,700
Los Angeles, CA $130,550
$124,270
$66,550
$198,830
Charlotte, NC $130,100
$131,110
$72,270
$183,760
Springfield, MA $128,580
$123,810
$75,410
$191,230
Portland, OR $128,330
$114,390
$68,870
$200,310
Richmond, VA $127,090
$117,020
$70,870
$206,540
San Luis Obispo, CA $126,930
$125,250
$72,970
$190,250
Hagerstown, MD $125,740
$97,840
$53,170
$204,490
Spokane, WA $125,570
$122,170
$70,210
$173,260
Santa Cruz, CA $125,360
$116,480
$68,210
$208,300
Burlington, VT $125,340
$123,060
$81,220
$171,190
Bremerton, WA $125,200
$124,440
$71,360
$170,920
Salt Lake City, UT $124,870
$122,370
$59,990
$173,370
Austin, TX $124,780
$122,440
$72,450
$181,930
Corvallis, OR $124,350
$110,880
$77,980
$179,470
Urban Honolulu, HI $124,260
$123,950
$83,200
$172,150
North Port, FL $124,140
$119,760
$54,030
$175,540
Nashville, TN $123,580
$127,770
$67,890
$190,000
Olympia, WA $123,050
$116,040
$77,010
$167,840
Hartford, CT $122,630
$115,700
$79,770
$171,340
Santa Maria, CA $122,360
$113,390
$61,920
$193,470
Deltona, FL $122,030
$95,020
$49,160
$231,950
Providence, RI $120,270
$116,890
$69,990
$181,460
Worcester, MA $120,190
$120,130
$68,600
$187,060
Minneapolis, MN $119,860
$119,860
$60,070
$171,260
Chicago, IL $119,790
$112,640
$65,590
$175,390
Billings, MT $119,700
$106,140
$68,570
$183,170
Miami, FL $119,400
$118,820
$60,690
$193,530
Norwich, CT $119,140
$100,680
$67,710
$187,040
Dallas, TX $119,130
$120,840
$64,630
$172,160
Greeley, CO $119,120
$114,270
$71,170
$168,680
Riverside, CA $119,020
$105,590
$56,070
$174,150
Salem, OR $118,650
$113,990
$75,730
$164,750
Philadelphia, PA $118,310
$107,030
$68,330
$174,240
Vallejo, CA $117,650
$118,180
$57,500
$167,370
Bend, OR $117,560
$103,640
$65,130
$169,320
Bozeman, MT $117,530
$114,620
$86,560
$166,980
Barnstable Town, MA $117,500
$123,020
$68,910
$165,040
Tampa, FL $117,400
$112,310
$59,410
$162,980
Charlottesville, VA $117,070
$105,660
$60,650
$169,750
Colorado Springs, CO $116,630
$116,900
$64,740
$174,230
Asheville, NC $116,270
$103,480
$50,850
$199,520
Lexington Park, MD $116,130
$120,110
$59,990
$159,470
Phoenix, AZ $115,910
$109,230
$70,040
$168,450
Orlando, FL $115,880
$101,680
$57,870
$205,000
Denver, CO $115,540
$105,380
$67,330
$169,220
Santa Rosa, CA $115,180
$111,550
$64,840
$164,260
New Haven, CT $115,080
$105,770
$75,810
$165,110
Atlanta, GA $114,960
$104,480
$66,870
$168,010
Stockton, CA $114,830
$113,220
$68,860
$184,610
Kingsport, TN $114,710
$110,010
$73,470
$147,270
Amherst Town, MA $114,590
$120,880
$63,230
$166,700
Fayetteville, NC $114,460
$105,330
$61,870
$167,140
Atlantic City, NJ $114,100
$96,240
$52,390
$168,040
Provo, UT $113,940
$106,990
$56,140
$169,130
Dover, DE $113,750
$121,590
$48,010
$162,870
Midland, TX $113,650
$109,560
$42,750
$164,480
San Antonio, TX $113,290
$107,850
$62,980
$164,900
Fort Collins, CO $112,870
$112,400
$59,420
$172,010
Raleigh, NC $112,710
$102,690
$52,640
$174,770
Lakeland, FL $111,850
$103,300
$51,080
$167,630
Ocala, FL $111,810
$103,290
$50,010
$164,170
Huntsville, AL $111,580
$108,260
$70,430
$151,360
Houston, TX $111,440
$100,420
$59,040
$164,300
Virginia Beach, VA $111,010
$106,850
$63,300
$165,500
Milwaukee, WI $110,910
$104,140
$76,320
$166,360
Boise City, ID $110,740
$103,170
$65,140
$166,860
Panama City, FL $110,230
$91,980
$61,710
$165,080
Lynchburg, VA $109,970
$108,980
$67,660
$171,510
Palm Bay, FL $109,820
$103,440
$76,060
$154,830
Yuma, AZ $109,430
$100,500
$63,940
$153,130
Amarillo, TX $109,370
$98,940
$66,440
$173,340
Salinas, CA $109,140
$96,440
$57,260
$178,480
Albany, NY $108,880
$102,200
$63,250
$165,080
Jacksonville, FL $108,860
$102,680
$59,380
$162,030
Sacramento, CA $108,580
$98,460
$73,450
$157,960
Kingston, NY $108,210
$96,590
$62,720
$164,130
Detroit, MI $108,050
$103,710
$59,860
$163,010
St. George, UT $108,040
$102,680
$52,090
$161,890
Wilmington, NC $107,640
$96,670
$59,280
$167,140
Lubbock, TX $107,630
$105,540
$58,870
$148,920
Ann Arbor, MI $107,620
$108,550
$61,600
$154,000
Greenville, NC $107,370
$107,970
$58,260
$159,390
Sheboygan, WI $107,220
$101,800
$70,570
$156,830
Napa, CA $107,010
$94,170
$61,870
$165,240
Eugene, OR $106,990
$97,690
$67,830
$159,230
Huntington, WV $106,360
$98,030
$47,600
$164,070
Kiryas Joel, NY $105,680
$89,750
$51,230
$187,960
Portland, ME $105,300
$99,330
$65,800
$146,930
Winston, NC $105,100
$97,810
$51,610
$157,960
Manchester, NH $105,090
$99,730
$67,260
$146,420
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $104,840
$96,480
$58,180
$162,820
Buffalo, NY $104,640
$97,150
$57,650
$162,570
Davenport, IA $104,630
$103,200
$62,880
$143,370
Hilton Head Island, SC $104,590
$92,870
$49,190
$216,120
Port St. Lucie, FL $104,530
$93,200
$53,970
$156,980
Green Bay, WI $104,350
$100,820
$75,120
$133,660
Greensboro, NC $104,210
$97,040
$58,100
$152,580
Durham, NC $103,900
$93,110
$49,370
$170,940
Mobile, AL $103,800
$103,670
$62,110
$134,030
Dalton, GA $103,670
$90,670
$75,410
$153,880
Medford, OR $103,640
$96,160
$80,280
$137,100
Beaumont, TX $103,570
$99,560
$55,020
$142,110
Sierra Vista, AZ $103,500
$100,360
$76,920
$122,910
Peoria, IL $103,490
$96,990
$64,890
$148,570
Des Moines, IA $103,370
$102,030
$61,880
$140,620
Wausau, WI $103,360
$100,090
$69,340
$165,280
Racine, WI $103,330
$101,210
$78,380
$133,590
Syracuse, NY $103,290
$99,020
$60,360
$162,930
Akron, OH $103,240
$112,310
$58,690
$133,440
Columbus, OH $103,190
$100,480
$47,230
$164,260
Madison, WI $103,190
$98,510
$76,230
$135,680
Kenosha, WI $102,770
$99,880
$67,110
$126,940
Corpus Christi, TX $102,420
$103,620
$45,620
$143,950
Pittsburgh, PA $102,390
$96,370
$60,800
$157,600
Cincinnati, OH $102,360
$99,350
$61,680
$157,280
Albany, GA $102,290
$100,060
$51,280
$152,330
Bakersfield, CA $102,230
$91,360
$60,840
$155,860
Eau Claire, WI $102,180
$99,850
$72,970
$138,710
Blacksburg, VA $101,970
$86,240
$67,610
$152,440
College Station, TX $101,970
$99,040
$48,120
$154,370
Memphis, TN $101,870
$101,760
$51,790
$151,500
Sioux City, IA $101,870
$105,360
$55,400
$141,920
Gainesville, FL $101,770
$76,180
$52,120
$230,800
La Crosse, WI $101,610
$99,480
$67,500
$133,380
Reading, PA $101,550
$97,900
$61,090
$154,590
Midland, MI $101,520
$85,110
$64,240
$165,390
Fresno, CA $101,390
$89,680
$53,260
$161,910
Pensacola, FL $101,300
$98,170
$54,060
$148,780
Grand Junction, CO $101,290
$95,400
$58,500
$159,990
Visalia, CA $101,240
$83,650
$46,560
$169,820
Joplin, MO $101,010
$95,880
$55,830
$157,780
Oshkosh, WI $100,820
$100,020
$74,340
$133,450
Allentown, PA $100,630
$93,220
$51,660
$163,340
Janesville, WI $100,610
$100,460
$64,800
$139,370
Longview, TX $100,480
$96,900
$46,860
$130,520
Cleveland, OH $100,200
$96,470
$57,130
$145,510
Appleton, WI $100,030
$99,850
$73,900
$133,630
Knoxville, TN $99,740
$91,140
$70,190
$146,570
Kansas City, MO $99,590
$96,540
$52,690
$154,780
Omaha, NE $99,270
$97,180
$67,250
$131,860
Chambersburg, PA $99,120
$94,380
$48,950
$150,320
Flagstaff, AZ $99,000
$83,440
$62,710
$145,800
Casper, WY $98,970
$95,840
$95,840
$129,880
Grand Forks, ND $98,860
$115,370
$55,810
$119,500
Charleston, SC $98,840
$83,210
$59,890
$161,210
Little Rock, AR $98,700
$102,850
$59,400
$124,220
Columbus, GA $98,650
$100,030
$59,810
$140,130
St. Louis, MO $98,640
$90,330
$56,330
$159,830
Springfield, IL $98,550
$96,220
$60,120
$149,190
Las Vegas, NV $98,540
$93,220
$53,180
$149,970
Bangor, ME $98,510
$74,700
$56,600
$221,600
Ogden, UT $98,510
$91,580
$48,670
$164,160
Kalamazoo, MI $98,500
$95,890
$59,860
$138,580
Reno, NV $98,500
$91,790
$53,670
$148,570
Wichita, KS $98,350
$91,740
$68,660
$129,060
Dayton, OH $97,910
$91,110
$53,510
$141,340
Waco, TX $97,700
$94,540
$54,130
$156,640
York, PA $97,700
$93,770
$52,380
$154,250
State College, PA $97,500
$85,370
$65,510
$148,910
Birmingham, AL $97,460
$96,590
$60,640
$149,990
Anchorage, AK $97,280
$86,120
$48,410
$172,320
Jackson, MI $97,180
$91,060
$43,010
$147,000
Tyler, TX $96,990
$89,920
$57,380
$148,040
Redding, CA $96,930
$94,170
$55,620
$138,080
Saginaw, MI $96,910
$100,100
$59,280
$128,040
Grand Rapids, MI $96,690
$91,590
$57,440
$139,750
Niles, MI $96,580
$106,690
$46,940
$127,800
Sioux Falls, SD $96,490
$94,390
$72,080
$119,990
Greenville, SC $96,310
$83,970
$56,500
$151,050
Columbus, IN $96,210
$95,680
$50,130
$128,300
Macon, GA $96,180
$89,170
$60,280
$156,260
Modesto, CA $96,130
$82,790
$56,270
$159,560
Roanoke, VA $96,120
$94,960
$49,050
$151,170
Cedar Rapids, IA $96,080
$94,260
$55,310
$142,750
Champaign, IL $96,050
$82,960
$66,910
$142,120
Fargo, ND $95,920
$97,490
$61,240
$121,720
Indianapolis, IN $95,800
$90,750
$57,900
$136,650
Lexington, KY $95,690
$81,950
$58,920
$156,720
San Angelo, TX $95,650
$97,270
$35,270
$140,800
Lancaster, PA $95,620
$87,470
$58,900
$138,010
Tucson, AZ $95,600
$83,930
$62,940
$148,320
Logan, UT $95,520
$78,740
$49,730
$167,670
Cape Coral, FL $95,460
$91,520
$46,100
$150,710
Myrtle Beach, SC $95,280
$90,280
$61,080
$130,910
Harrisburg, PA $94,930
$87,070
$52,770
$145,330
Spartanburg, SC $94,840
$86,650
$62,100
$136,520
Chattanooga, TN $94,760
$96,350
$35,500
$131,980
Oklahoma City, OK $94,210
$85,470
$54,240
$146,190
Scranton, PA $94,160
$84,560
$48,880
$133,880
Rockford, IL $93,770
$85,590
$56,260
$133,340
Binghamton, NY $93,710
$88,110
$51,790
$132,140
Columbia, SC $93,710
$90,780
$52,530
$134,550
Lincoln, NE $93,690
$89,160
$65,910
$126,920
Abilene, TX $93,530
$95,310
$39,080
$128,980
Rochester, NY $93,470
$82,350
$47,590
$144,790
Charleston, WV $93,410
$82,110
$47,150
$152,430
Killeen, TX $93,350
$89,060
$50,870
$141,040
Crestview, FL $93,180
$81,000
$66,110
$132,110
Lafayette, IN $92,990
$76,760
$57,220
$138,460
Utica, NY $92,780
$77,530
$48,330
$164,660
Savannah, GA $92,750
$80,290
$55,900
$136,980
Elizabethtown, KY $92,740
$89,780
$60,860
$123,560
Dubuque, IA $92,400
$86,070
$54,520
$142,470
Lewiston, ID $91,520
$78,960
$58,080
$128,720
Jackson, MS $91,450
$96,040
$51,050
$131,260
Tallahassee, FL $90,970
$78,580
$49,310
$151,960
Waterloo, IA $90,900
$81,780
$53,590
$137,130
Warner Robins, GA $90,850
$79,810
$52,000
$130,540
Lansing, MI $90,770
$83,830
$54,900
$128,910
Tulsa, OK $90,700
$80,950
$57,680
$147,490
El Paso, TX $90,460
$80,350
$43,440
$146,660
Wichita Falls, TX $90,450
$76,260
$40,050
$138,210
Albuquerque, NM $90,320
$85,690
$53,260
$126,800
Ames, IA $90,030
$77,200
$57,910
$135,900
Columbia, MO $89,330
$82,860
$56,230
$121,660
Chico, CA $89,130
$80,180
$58,120
$131,990
Elkhart, IN $88,870
$78,860
$53,080
$133,380
McAllen, TX $88,470
$83,900
$39,530
$124,830
Bloomington, IN $88,290
$83,220
$46,910
$140,150
Fort Wayne, IN $88,090
$83,770
$51,750
$125,830
Erie, PA $87,480
$77,160
$60,630
$129,610
Evansville, IN $87,030
$75,670
$50,810
$128,380
Ithaca, NY $86,730
$74,980
$47,690
$132,240
Lewiston, ME $86,680
$79,110
$54,380
$125,110
Toledo, OH $86,510
$77,870
$36,510
$147,450
South Bend, IN $86,480
$81,660
$57,710
$122,440
Augusta, GA $86,270
$81,900
$41,650
$143,520
Iowa City, IA $86,190
$80,600
$54,730
$138,510
Altoona, PA $86,180
$73,210
$48,300
$135,680
Hickory, NC $85,210
$79,790
$45,150
$137,590
Duluth, MN $84,460
$64,750
$45,330
$130,800
Flint, MI $83,320
$79,260
$50,660
$107,200
Gainesville, GA $83,250
$77,670
$46,000
$125,300
Bismarck, ND $83,220
$80,110
$51,280
$122,730
Clarksville, TN $82,540
$76,980
$34,920
$125,580
Youngstown, OH $81,920
$79,530
$50,750
$115,060
Waterbury, CT $81,770
$57,410
$38,170
$169,480
Springfield, MO $79,990
$74,010
$43,670
$121,490
Canton, OH $79,140
$73,890
$44,840
$124,800
Battle Creek, MI $78,940
$78,380
$48,100
$109,130
Montgomery, AL $78,770
$71,930
$38,410
$129,190
New Orleans, LA $78,720
$69,990
$50,140
$122,170
Laredo, TX $77,700
$67,990
$39,620
$130,690
Florence, SC $76,530
$76,370
$45,370
$104,820
Lawton, OK $75,780
$69,080
$50,090
$122,120
Terre Haute, IN $75,660
$66,250
$47,110
$95,320
Jefferson City, MO $75,250
$62,650
$50,790
$125,360
Traverse City, MI $74,720
$63,980
$48,370
$123,590
Las Cruces, NM $73,450
$70,740
$36,700
$124,370
Baton Rouge, LA $71,860
$70,530
$55,730
$86,630
Cape Girardeau, MO $68,860
$58,570
$48,280
$89,960
San Juan, PR $68,410
$64,900
$41,100
$94,380
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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