“The bargaining power in data science remains with the job seekers,” Andrew Flowers, Indeed economist, stated in a press release.
What exactly are data scientists? Indeed indicated that people working as data scientists typically have degrees in computer science, statistics, or a quantitative social science, along with some training in statistical modeling, machine learning, and programming.
Salaries for data scientists are up as well. Average salary in the area surrounding Houston, Texas, which topped the 2018 list when adjusted for the cost of living, climbed 16.5 percent since 2017, while the average salary in the San Francisco Bay Area, number two on the adjusted list, jumped 13.7 percent over Indeed’s 2017 numbers. Only the Washington, D.C. area saw a drop. The table below shows average salaries, both raw and adjusted, for the most active regions, and the percent change in raw salaries since a year ago.
Salaries for Data Scientists:
|
Location |
Average salary (with cost of living adjustment), 2018 |
Average salary (no adjustment), 2018 |
Percent change since 2017 |
|
Houston-Woodlands-Sugarland, TX |
$123,010 |
$137,648 |
16.5% |
|
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
$121,193 |
$166,519 |
13.7% |
|
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
$119,141 |
$146,088 |
13.7% |
|
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
$110,171 |
$117,002 |
12.7% |
|
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
$109,668 |
$153,535 |
3.8% |
|
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
$109,179 |
$144,444 |
NA |
|
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY/NJ |
$108,681 |
$146,067 |
7.5% |
|
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA/NH |
$108,596 |
$132,922 |
6.3% |
|
Austin-Round Rock, TX |
$108,410 |
$119,359 |
5.8% |
|
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin IL/IN/WI |
$108,141 |
$123,713 |
15.8% |
|
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
$105,355 |
$136,645 |
3.0% |
|
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA/NJ/DE/MD |
$104,991 |
$122,524 |
3.6% |
|
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
$104,947 |
$115,862 |
17.2% |
|
St Louis, MO |
$103,694 |
$103,798 |
3.8% |
|
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
$99,852 |
$127,910 |
NA |
|
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria DC/VA/MD/WV |
$99,255 |
$130,222 |
-5.6% |
|
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
$98,021 |
$102,138 |
NA |
|
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
$95,751 |
$113,178 |
NA |
|
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
$86,543 |
$95,111 |
NA |
Source: Indeed.com