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Data Scientists salary in Orlando, FL

Data Scientists in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metropolitan area earn a median of $106,590 a year, an average of $114,870. About 1,440 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Data Scientists pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$106,590
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$114,870
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$60,490
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$165,990
Top of the range
People employed
1,440
In Orlando metro area
Rent share of median wage
18.6%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Orlando

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,650
per month, in Orlando, FL
Income needed for median rent
$66,000
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median data scientists wage
$106,590
61.5% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
18.6%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$69,268
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Orlando area. Read the Orlando, FL cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Data Scientists pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Cincinnati, OH
-3.7%
Median $102,650
Mean $108,630
Employed 1,680
St. Paul, MN
+21.8%
Median $129,780
Mean $129,320
Employed 3,250
Riverside, CA
+5.9%
Median $112,910
Mean $125,060
Employed 1,000
Newark, NJ
+27.6%
Median $135,980
Mean $144,700
Employed 23,160
Corpus Christi, TX
+6.4%
Median $113,450
Mean $108,990
Employed 80
Pittsburgh, PA
-9.3%
Median $96,670
Mean $102,360
Employed 2,270
Stockton, CA
-4.9%
Median $101,370
Mean $112,340
Employed 100
Lexington-Fayette, KY
-20.8%
Median $84,460
Mean $96,060
Employed 230

See data scientists pay in every covered city.

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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.