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Data Scientist Salary in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida

The annual salary statistics of data scientists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of data scientists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$53,810
25th Percentile Wage
$70,170
50th Percentile Wage
$97,300
75th Percentile Wage
$116,780
90th Percentile Wage
$142,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for data scientists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $142,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,810.

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
$97,300
18.98% 18.98%
2021
$78,830
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Table 2. Compare Data Scientist Salary in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater with Other Florida Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $97,300 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for data scientists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of data scientists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 21.4 percent (21.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach and 37.0 percent (37.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tallahassee.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
$123,750
Naples-Marco Island
$116,980
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville
$102,680
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota
$100,520
Jacksonville
$100,120
Cape Coral-Fort Myers
$99,230
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
$99,080
Port St Lucie
$98,570
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
$98,220
Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater
$97,300
Lakeland-Winter Haven
$86,880
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford
$81,850
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach
$78,640
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent
$66,280
Gainesville
$62,300
Tallahassee
$61,280

See also: Top paying jobs in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida.