Jacksonville data scientist salary: rankings and context
Here is how that number compares with the rest of the United States, with FL, and with other jobs in Jacksonville.
How Jacksonville compares with United States and FL
Directly above Jacksonville is Austin (US$127,360); directly below is Raleigh (US$120,710). The full range runs from US$103,290 in San Antonio to US$185,080 in San Jose.
FL has 2 metros with observed figures for this role. Their average is US$125,100, and Jacksonville comes 2nd, -2% against it; elsewhere in the state: Miami (US$127,450).
Is US$122,680 a good salary in Jacksonville?
With a COL index of 100, there is little difference between headline pay and price-adjusted pay (US$122,700).
Its place holds after a cost-of-living adjustment — 13th of 21 either way.
Take-home on the median comes to roughly US$8,700 monthly (15% effective tax in our simplified model). Rent for a modeled 1-bedroom is 19% of it, and the single-adult budget ends about US$5,210 in the black.
Other FL options for data scientists
In Miami — also in FL — the median is US$127,450 (+4% vs Jacksonville), and the modeled budget leaves US$300 more each month.
A data scientist moving from Jacksonville to New York (similar cost level, COL 100) would see the median rise 11% to US$135,980, with US$840 more left over monthly in our model.
In Los Angeles — similar cost level, COL 100 — the median is US$129,740 (+6% vs Jacksonville), and the modeled budget leaves US$450 more each month.
Other Jacksonville jobs compared with data scientist
Of the 8 roles we track in Jacksonville, Data Scientist is 3rd by median; the highest is Software Engineer (US$130,330).
Closest neighbours in the Jacksonville list: Lawyer at US$127,920 (+4%) and Mechanical Engineer at US$99,500 (-19%).
Where Jacksonville stands for junior and senior data scientists
Starting pay holds up better than senior pay here. The 10th percentile places 19th nationally among observed metros; the 90th places 20th.
For the top 10% of earners, San Jose leads with US$282,840 at the 90th percentile, +71% against Jacksonville.
How wide data scientist pay runs in Jacksonville
Pay is spread out: US$62,710 at the 10th percentile to US$165,370 at the 90th (2.6×). Level and setting matter more than the city average here.