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Data Scientist Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of data scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of data scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Data Scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$93,430
25th Percentile Wage
$134,380
50th Percentile Wage
$172,110
75th Percentile Wage
$179,820
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for data scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 75th percentile (the top 25 percent of the highest paid) is $179,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $172,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $93,430.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of data scientists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$172,110
5.16% 5.16%
2021
$163,230
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Table 2. Compare Data Scientist Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $172,110, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for data scientists in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $137,680). In comparison, the median annual salary of data scientists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$172,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$137,680
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$123,570
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$122,560
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$112,050
Bakersfield-Delano
$111,620
Stockton
$109,650
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$104,660
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$103,430
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$102,170
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$101,700
Vallejo-Fairfield
$95,520
Redding
$95,430
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$90,660
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$87,940
Salinas
$84,560
Visalia-Porterville
$81,140
Fresno
$80,900
Merced
$79,620
Modesto
$73,860
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$66,830

See also: Top paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California.