The median annual wage for Data Scientists in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $130,710 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $139,810.
Pay spans roughly $73,920 at the 10th percentile to $213,130 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $62.84 per hour. An estimated 19,810 people work as data scientists in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $130,710 |
| Mean (annual) | $139,810 |
| Median (hourly) | $62.84 |
| 10th percentile | $73,920 |
| 90th percentile | $213,130 |
| Employment | 19,810 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.