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Data Scientists — Annual Mean Wage

Occupation metric · SOC 15-2051 · Computer & Mathematical · BLS OEWS · Annual · National

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$126,800 +1.77%up YoY
Atlanta
$120,230 May 2025
Atlanta vs U.S.
−5.2%

Annual Mean Wage · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · National · May 2021 – May 2025

Data Scientists — Annual Mean Wage, National. 5 observations from May 2021 to May 2025.
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What's happening with Data Scientists

Employment for Data Scientists in the U.S. is 262,440 (May 2025), up 12.4% from a year earlier. Median annual pay is $120,230.

Source: BLS OEWS · May 2025

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Key Stats

Latest$126,800 per yearMay 2025
Prior Year$124,5902024
Year Change+1.77%upYoY
3-Yr Change+10.0%upsince 2022
Computer & Mathematical$120,080May 2025
All Occupations$69,770May 2025
Atlanta Reading$120,230May 2025
Atlanta vs U.S.−5.2%May 2025
Observations52021 – 2025
SOC Code15-2051
Occupation FamilyComputer & Mathematical15-0000

Other Measures for Data Scientists National

Employment 262,440 +12.4%up YoYMay 2025
Median Annual Pay $120,230 +6.79%up YoYMay 2025
P10 Pay $67,240 +5.64%up YoYMay 2025
P25 Pay $85,660 +3.67%up YoYMay 2025
P75 Pay $158,880 +1.97%up YoYMay 2025
P90 Pay $199,130 +2.43%up YoYMay 2025

Job Economy Report the market around this measure · National

All Occupations — Mean Annual Pay

$69,770
+2.72%up YoY

benchmark · National

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  • Demand employment and its change from a year earlier
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  • Atlanta vs. national the same measures side by side where Atlanta publishes them
  • Hiring conditions market-wide openings, hires, quits and layoffs

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Performance Overview change over each horizon the series supports

Mean Annual Pay · 1 Year

+1.77%up

May 2025

  • Computer & Mathematical +2.80%up
  • All occupations +2.72%up

Mean Annual Pay · 3 Year

+10.0%up

since 2022

Data & Methodology

Source BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
Dataset bls.oews
Reference Period May 2025
Frequency Annual
Seasonal Adjustment Not stated
Geography National
Unit per year
Metric ID bls.oews.annual_mean_wage.soc_15_2051
Observations 5
Last Fetched moments ago
SOC Code 15-2051
Role Page Data Scientists
Description Source O*NET 30.1 Database (O*NET-SOC 15-2051.00)

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National is the default geography. Atlanta Beta covers msa:12060 only.

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