The annual salary statistics of data scientists in Merced, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of data scientists in Merced is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $56,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for data scientists in Merced, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,950.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,620 in Merced is in the middle of salary range for data scientists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of data scientists in Merced is 53.7 percent (53.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 16.1 percent (16.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.