SALARY · DATA SCIENTISTS · MASSACHUSETTS

Data Scientists salary in Massachusetts

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Massachusetts, data scientists sat at a median of $131,750 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$131,750

$63 per hour at the median · That is $11,520 (9.6 percent) above the national median of $120,230 for this occupation.

$136,460Mean annual salary
$66Mean hourly wage
$9,420People employed in this job in Massachusetts

Salary range

25th: $101,940Median: $131,75075th: $166,180
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$101,940
Median (50th percentile)$131,750
75th percentile$166,180
Mean$136,460

The middle half of workers earned from $101,940 to $166,180 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$94,950 a year
$7,912 a month
Federal tax $20,354 · FICA $10,079 · State tax $6,368

Caveat: the Massachusetts figure excludes the optional Social Security and Medicare deduction, worth up to $100 of tax.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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