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

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $127,310, California is the highest paying state for data scientists and mathematical science occupations, all other. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $118,310). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Data Scientists and Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California	$127,310	$69,340	9,510
2	New York	$118,310	$56,590	3,950
3	Washington	$117,260	$61,120	2,610
4	New Jersey	$113,050	$68,710	1,770
5	Arizona	$111,900	$61,290	1,400
6	North Carolina	$109,930	$67,820	2,340
7	Arkansas	$109,020	$80,310	260
8	Massachusetts	$108,790	$69,130	1,060
9	Nevada	$107,170	$68,540	160
10	Maryland	$106,190	$60,070	1,890
11	Texas	$101,410	$64,380	4,310
12	District of Columbia	$99,240	$67,190	590
13	Minnesota	$97,170	$65,300	950
14	Missouri	$96,730	$56,070	970
15	Illinois	$96,500	$56,100	3,290
16	Connecticut	$96,320	$45,950	860
17	New Hampshire	$95,870	$65,320	140
18	Iowa	$94,230	$65,090	720
19	Idaho	$93,250	$56,150	80
20	Virginia	$92,410	$45,650	2,450
21	Colorado	$92,320	$53,780	1,260
22	Alabama	$90,590	$56,510	210
23	Rhode Island	$88,650	$40,520	250
24	Montana	$86,060	$47,490	40
25	Georgia	$85,600	$39,100	2,310
26	Florida	$85,540	$51,600	2,430
27	Kansas	$84,780	$37,700	320
28	Oregon	$82,950	$48,310	740
29	Wisconsin	$81,810	$42,380	760
30	Ohio	$80,680	$48,730	2,390
31	Tennessee	$78,750	$52,550	1,280
32	Indiana	$76,920	$42,880	1,070
33	South Dakota	$76,440	$44,920	50
34	Utah	$75,980	$39,910	400
35	Maine	$75,930	$52,030	260
36	Michigan	$74,730	$46,570	1,940
37	Pennsylvania	$74,510	$42,910	1,940
38	Alaska	$74,110	$53,720	170
39	New Mexico	$73,910	$35,140	30
40	Louisiana	$67,680	$39,370	140
41	Kentucky	$67,010	$39,090	600
42	Hawaii	$66,410	$35,030	50
43	Oklahoma	$64,880	$42,110	870
44	West Virginia	$63,030	$45,380	140
45	South Carolina	$57,150	$38,130	110
46	Mississippi	$56,440	$31,200	70
47	Nebraska	$50,530	$33,940	370

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of data scientists and mathematical science occupations, all other in those states is not available at this time.

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