Data Scientists Salary in the US
A data scientists earns a national median of $120,230 a year (mean $126,800) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #80 of 825.
How much does a data scientists earn in the US?
A data scientists in the United States earns a median of $120,230 a year (mean $126,800), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 136% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 262,440 people work in this occupation (SOC 15-2051), ranked #80 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$120,230
per year
Mean
$126,800
per year
Employment
262,440
US workers
National rank
#80
of 825 by median
What a data scientists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a data scientists (SOC 15-2051) earns a median annual wage of $120,230 and a mean (average) of $126,800. The median is the midpoint — half of data scientists earn more and half earn less — and is 136% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a data scientists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for data scientists is $120,230, and the mean (average) is $126,800. The median is the midpoint — half of data scientists earn more and half earn less.
- How does data scientists pay compare to the US average?
- At $120,230, a data scientists earns 136% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many data scientists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 262,440 data scientists employed nationally (SOC 15-2051), across all industries.
- Where does this data scientists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 15-2051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 15-2051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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