The highest-paying states for data scientists (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 in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $139,970, Wyoming is the highest paying state for data scientists. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $135,850). 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 in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | $139,970 |
$68,490 | 40 |
| 2 | Washington | $135,850 |
$66,300 | 4,160 |
| 3 | Virginia | $132,400 |
$73,910 | 4,500 |
| 4 | Delaware | $132,300 |
$94,530 | 480 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $129,210 |
$74,920 | 3,030 |
| 6 | California | $126,810 |
$63,920 | 29,420 |
| 7 | Vermont | $125,390 |
$61,890 | 150 |
| 8 | New York | $124,030 |
$60,540 | 14,760 |
| 9 | North Carolina | $121,970 |
$65,560 | 5,350 |
| 10 | Maryland | $117,730 |
$67,860 | 2,010 |
| 11 | Hawaii | $112,330 |
$40,860 | 90 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $109,240 |
$79,840 | 620 |
| 13 | South Dakota | $108,310 |
$70,780 | 110 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $106,920 |
$77,090 | 1,600 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $106,070 |
$71,220 | 2,720 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $105,700 |
$52,310 | 950 |
| 17 | Illinois | $103,730 |
$58,980 | 6,350 |
| 18 | Colorado | $103,200 |
$62,140 | 3,540 |
| 19 | Arizona | $102,770 |
$61,970 | 2,860 |
| 20 | Oregon | $102,530 |
$60,100 | 1,610 |
| 21 | Florida | $100,520 |
$52,900 | 8,190 |
| 22 | Georgia | $100,400 |
$61,210 | 5,650 |
| 23 | Alaska | $100,040 |
$62,130 | 150 |
| 24 | South Carolina | $99,370 |
$61,390 | 1,180 |
| 25 | Texas | $99,350 |
$47,010 | 13,780 |
| 26 | District of Columbia | $97,660 |
$58,130 | 3,200 |
| 27 | Idaho | $96,490 |
$62,830 | 250 |
| 28 | Maine | $95,700 |
$64,140 | 800 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $95,410 |
$33,820 | 2,740 |
| 30 | Iowa | $94,860 |
$50,980 | 1,970 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $94,690 |
$64,830 | 1,210 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $91,330 |
$51,530 | 6,370 |
| 33 | North Dakota | $91,050 |
$63,740 | 150 |
| 34 | Ohio | $88,950 |
$48,380 | 3,650 |
| 35 | Kansas | $88,860 |
$81,140 | 430 |
| 36 | Alabama | $85,870 |
$52,260 | 520 |
| 37 | Michigan | $85,470 |
$54,600 | 3,900 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $84,490 |
$57,680 | 1,310 |
| 39 | Nevada | $82,110 |
$59,990 | 850 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $81,990 |
$52,890 | 0 |
| 41 | Utah | $81,250 |
$48,740 | 3,070 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | $79,720 |
$51,610 | 1,740 |
| 43 | New Mexico | $78,790 |
$43,040 | 330 |
| 44 | Missouri | $78,780 |
$47,150 | 4,020 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | $77,620 |
$49,490 | 620 |
| 46 | Indiana | $75,970 |
$45,650 | 2,200 |
| 47 | Montana | $75,200 |
$50,230 | 90 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $67,010 |
$57,540 | 70 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $65,410 |
$52,010 | 580 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $61,730 |
$41,090 | 70 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $56,950 |
$30,980 | 140 |