Data Scientist Salary in Florida: $123,500 Average

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Average base salary, Florida

$123,500 / year

≈ $10,300 per month · $59.38 per hour

LocationOr metro area

BLS May 2025 state data for Florida · median $120,000

25th percentile
$87,000Average
$123,50075th percentile
$145,000

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.

Data Scientist salary by state

Alabama$109,000

Alaska$93,000

Arizona$116,000

Arkansas$120,500

California$161,500

Colorado$131,000

Connecticut$134,500

District of Columbia$147,500

Florida$123,500

Georgia$120,000

Hawaii$123,000

Idaho$114,000

Illinois$122,000

Indiana$102,000

Iowa$101,500

Kansas$109,000

Kentucky$104,500

Louisiana$91,500

Maine$101,000

Maryland$149,000

Massachusetts$141,000

Michigan$109,500

Minnesota$130,500

Mississippi$82,000

Missouri$104,500

Montana$112,000

Nebraska$102,500

Nevada$112,000

New Hampshire$113,500

New Jersey$143,500

New Mexico$97,500

New York$142,500

North Carolina$125,500

North Dakota$90,500

Ohio$111,000

Oklahoma$98,500

Oregon$136,000

Pennsylvania$114,500

Rhode Island$115,000

South Carolina$106,500

South Dakota$106,000

Tennessee$109,000

Texas$124,000

Utah$119,000

Vermont$128,000

Virginia$139,500

Washington$163,500

West Virginia$94,000

Wisconsin$120,500

About this role

Data Scientist is a professional role in the Computer and Mathematical job family, focused on Data Scientist work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.

What Data Scientists do

Typical education: Bachelor's Degree

Analyze, manipulate, or process large sets of data using statistical software.
Apply feature selection algorithms to models predicting outcomes of interest, such as sales, attrition, and healthcare use.
Apply sampling techniques to determine groups to be surveyed or use complete enumeration methods.
Clean and manipulate raw data using statistical software.
Compare models using statistical performance metrics, such as loss functions or proportion of explained variance.

Top skills: Reading Comprehension Critical Thinking Speaking Active Listening Writing Active Learning

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Data Scientist salary by industry

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

69,730 workers

$135,500

Finance and Insurance

46,730 workers

$131,500

Information

32,410 workers

$154,500

Management of Companies and Enterprises

28,620 workers

$140,500

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

15,570 workers

$115,000

Health Care and Social Assistance

15,410 workers

$104,000

Wholesale Trade

11,710 workers

$128,000

Sectors 31, 32, and 33 – Manufacturing

10,400 workers

$130,500

National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.

How this role compares

Data Scientist pays 8% above the average across 21 roles in the Computer and Mathematical job family (family average $121,000).

Similar-paying roles in Computer and Mathematical

Mathematician$134,000

Computer Occupations, All Other$126,500

Information Security Analyst$137,000

Web and Digital Interface Designers$121,500

Statistician$119,500

Computer Systems Analyst$118,500

Computer Network Architect$144,500

Actuary$146,500

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$115,500

Database Administrator$114,000

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Data Scientist make?

The average base salary for a Data Scientist in the United States is $131,000 per year, or about $62.98 per hour.

What is the typical salary range?

Pay typically falls between $88,500 and $164,500 per year (25th to 75th percentile) depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.

How does this compare with other Computer and Mathematical roles?

The Computer and Mathematical job family averages $121,000 across 21 roles tracked by WePayFairly.

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