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Highest-paying Cities for Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other

The top 100 highest paying cities for data scientists and mathematical science occupations, all other (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of data scientists and mathematical science occupations, all other in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $149,060, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for data scientists and mathematical science occupations, all other. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $143,620). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of data scientists and mathematical science occupations, all other in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$149,060	$85,430	2,190
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$143,620	$94,890	3,170
3	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$121,610	$72,990	4,730
4	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$121,460	$81,870	410
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$120,260	$64,440	2,330
6	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$118,800	$48,420	680
7	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$117,780	$71,760	190
8	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$116,630	$86,840	30
9	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$116,520	$73,090	830
10	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$116,320	$55,840	590

11	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$113,170	$68,110	40
12	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$112,390	$62,330	1,350
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$112,110	$46,340	120
14	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$110,120	$63,190	1,640
15	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$110,020	$67,750	1,350
16	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$109,430	$69,710	1,010
17	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$107,490	$69,380	830
18	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$107,330	$69,740	150
19	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$107,060	$70,190	550
20	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$105,520	$75,410	50
21	Boulder, Colorado	$103,790	$56,970	200
22	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$102,570	$74,720	40
23	Richmond, Virginia	$101,740	$63,070	360
24	Memphis, Tennessee	$101,480	$45,450	80
25	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$100,750	$64,100	2,410
26	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$100,410	$65,040	2,160
27	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$100,390	$86,270	50
28	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$100,140	$67,430	540
29	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$99,880	$68,550	120
30	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$97,710	$61,820	40
31	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$97,250	$65,560	900
32	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$96,910	$69,710	620
33	Rochester, Minnesota	$95,980	$50,740	n/a
34	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$95,310	$55,830	2,410
35	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa	$94,750	$59,490	60
36	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$94,180	$39,120	530
37	St Louis, Missouri	$94,080	$50,930	640
38	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$94,080	$56,690	40
39	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$93,690	$55,580	870
40	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$93,610	$56,930	400
41	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$93,540	$66,530	90
42	Worcester, Massachusetts	$93,100	$60,640	70
43	Springfield, Massachusetts	$91,870	$57,420	n/a
44	Huntsville, Alabama	$91,540	$66,460	150
45	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$91,310	$44,600	1,810
46	Columbus, Georgia	$90,500	$69,700	50
47	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$90,350	$58,200	30
48	Akron, Ohio	$90,320	$53,970	160
49	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$90,230	$62,460	190
50	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$88,720	$39,970	240
51	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$88,270	$52,460	440
52	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$87,770	$38,250	100
53	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$87,670	$61,300	80
54	Charlottesville, Virginia	$86,790	$59,370	70
55	Peoria, Illinois	$86,710	$47,440	50
56	Dayton, Ohio	$86,480	$53,670	360
57	Kansas City, Missouri	$86,360	$38,820	500
58	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$86,190	$57,720	90
59	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$85,240	$45,480	1,220
60	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$84,960	$46,750	50
61	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$83,790	$55,520	140
62	Salt Lake City, Utah	$83,600	$50,050	240
63	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$83,410	$49,590	640
64	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$82,410	$58,510	160
65	Rochester, New York	$82,170	$53,240	120
66	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$82,080	$57,300	120
67	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$81,650	$42,220	650
68	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$81,450	$62,050	1,290
69	El Paso, Texas	$81,410	$66,600	40
70	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$81,170	$51,910	40
71	Tallahassee, Florida	$80,950	$37,430	50
72	Columbus, Ohio	$80,840	$43,610	660
73	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$80,130	$40,970	40
74	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$80,020	$47,870	170
75	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$79,770	$53,020	250
76	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$78,870	$53,320	60
77	Madison, Wisconsin	$78,830	$30,500	260
78	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$78,720	$49,240	n/a
79	Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$78,040	$57,510	n/a
80	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$77,660	$46,840	70
81	Knoxville, Tennessee	$76,630	$48,530	30
82	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$76,500	$53,820	950
83	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$76,340	$51,440	50
84	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$76,230	$49,370	570
85	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$75,110	$52,510	330
86	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$74,890	$45,780	1,200
87	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$74,780	$51,840	40
88	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$74,350	$54,390	90
89	Appleton, Wisconsin	$74,140	$47,470	60
90	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$74,020	$50,300	110
91	Anchorage, Alaska	$73,070	$51,780	70
92	Provo-Orem, Utah	$72,110	$38,540	90
93	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$71,780	$56,300	40
94	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$68,690	$49,750	60
95	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$68,600	$41,080	40
96	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$68,330	$50,970	n/a
97	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$68,250	$44,940	40
98	Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana	$67,920	$48,600	120
99	Janesville, Wisconsin	$67,670	$48,840	40
100	Bangor, Maine	$67,030	$49,370	40