Data Scientists pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$136,700avg. a year
$65.72 an hour · 9,850 employed
Data Scientists in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $136,700 a year. That is $19,300 (12%) less than the California average of $156,000. The U.S. average is $126,800.
$129,740Median pay
$65.72Average hourly
-12%vs. California average
9,850Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for data scientists in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 19.
16,060 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$212,760
$102.29 an hour
210,460 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$174,830
$84.05 an hour
3460 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$138,630
$66.65 an hour
42,830 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$134,470
$64.65 an hour
580 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$132,800
$63.85 an hour
660 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$128,340
$61.70 an hour
7190 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$125,770
$60.47 an hour
81,000 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$125,060
$60.13 an hour
930 jobs
Napa, CA
$124,390
$59.80 an hour
10130 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$122,240
$58.77 an hour
1170 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$117,210
$56.35 an hour
1280 jobs
Modesto, CA
$113,750
$54.69 an hour
132,710 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$112,740
$54.20 an hour
14100 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$112,340
$54.01 an hour
1590 jobs
Salinas, CA
$109,540
$52.66 an hour
16220 jobs
Fresno, CA
$107,370
$51.62 an hour
17200 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$106,010
$50.97 an hour
1840 jobs
Visalia, CA
$103,110
$49.57 an hour
1960 jobs
Redding, CA
$102,120
$49.10 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Software Developers | $161,900 |
| Computer User Support Specialists | $77,820 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $122,800 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $123,680 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $112,030 |
| Information Security Analysts | $130,890 |
Questions and answers
How much do data scientists make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $136,700 a year, and the median is $129,740. About 9,850 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $19,300 (12%) less than the California average of $156,000.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.93 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 15-2051. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.