Data Scientist Salary in Virginia
Median annual pay in Virginia
$126,430
$60.79/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Adjusted for cost of living in Virginia
$125,049
Regional Price Parity: 101.104 (U.S. = 100)
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Difference from the U.S. median ($120,230): +$6,200 (+5.2%)
Virginia ranks 10th of 49 states by median pay, and 9th of 49 after adjusting for cost of living.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $76,420 | $36.74 |
| 25th percentile | $97,390 | $46.82 |
| Median | $126,430 | $60.79 |
| 75th percentile | $165,610 | $79.62 |
| 90th percentile | $207,890 | $99.95 |
Employment
- Employment in Virginia
- 8,920
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Comparison
Compared with the U.S.
- Median annual pay in Virginia
- $126,430
- Median annual pay in the U.S.
- $120,230
- Difference
- +$6,200 (+5.2%)
Cost of living
$126,430 ÷ 101.104 × 100 = $125,049
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Ranking
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | ||
| 8th | $127,070 | $129,719 4th |
| District of Columbia | ||
| 9th | $126,490 | $115,094 16th |
| Virginia This page | ||
| 10th | $126,430 | $125,049 9th |
| Connecticut | ||
| 11th | $126,340 | $121,938 12th |
| Oregon | ||
| 12th | $125,990 | $121,893 13th |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- +34.6%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- Bachelor's degree
BLS publishes employment projections only for the U.S. as a whole. BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Clinical Data Managers
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Data Scientists; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
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Data Scientist salary in nearby places
- Data Scientist salary in the District of Columbia
$126,490/year District of Columbia
- Data Scientist salary in Kentucky
$91,760/year Kentucky
- Data Scientist salary in Maryland
$136,370/year Maryland
- Data Scientist salary in North Carolina
$119,090/year North Carolina
- Data Scientist salary in Tennessee
$100,330/year Tennessee
- Data Scientist salary in West Virginia
$85,090/year West Virginia
- Data Scientist salary in the U.S.
$120,230/year U.S.
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
- Neighboring states: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2024.
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