Technology
What you can do with Data Science
Turn large datasets into insight using statistics, programming, and machine learning.
- Careers
- 6
- Early career
- $72,000
- Mid-career
- $109,000
- Growing fast
- 5 of 6
How these numbers work: A major does not have its own salary. Early and mid-career pay is what people who hold this degree earn at the start of their careers and midway through them. Career pay comes from the 6 careers a Data Science degree commonly leads to, and counts everyone in those jobs, including people who have been doing them for thirty years. The two answer different questions, which is why they do not match.
The New York Fed does not report Data Science on its own. Its early and mid-career figures here are for Business Analytics, the broader group it places this major in.
5 of 6 careers this degree leads to are projected to grow faster than average from 2024 to 2034. Of those, Business Intelligence Analyst has the most openings, about 23,400 a year.
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6 careers this degree leads to
Computer and Information Research Scientist
$140,300Invent the next generation of computing: research new algorithms, architectures, and approaches that push the field forward.
- Middle half of workers
- $103,570 to $188,700
- Growth
- Much faster than average
- Openings a year
- 3,200
Work-life52Remote54- Algorithm Design
- Research Methods
- Machine Learning
- Critical Thinking
Database Architect
$139,500Design the enterprise data platforms and warehouses that let organizations trust and use their data at scale.
- Middle half of workers
- $109,370 to $169,290
- Growth
- Much faster than average
- Openings a year
- 4,000
Work-life60Remote54- Data Modeling
- SQL
- Data Warehousing
- Cloud Data Platforms
Business Intelligence Analyst
$120,230Turn company data into decisions: build the dashboards, reports, and analyses leaders actually use.
- Middle half of workers
- $85,660 to $158,880
- Growth
- Much faster than average
- Openings a year
- 23,400
Work-life65Remote54- SQL
- Data Visualization
- Dashboard Design
- Data Analysis
Data Scientist
$120,230Develop and implement methods to analyze large datasets to identify patterns and inform decisions.
- Middle half of workers
- $85,660 to $158,880
- Growth
- Much faster than average
- Openings a year
- 23,400
Work-life75Remote85Satisfaction80- Statistical Analysis
- Machine Learning
- Python
- Data Visualization
Statistician
$105,650Design studies and make numbers tell the truth, applying statistical theory across science, business, and government.
- Middle half of workers
- $82,220 to $141,490
- Growth
- Much faster than average
- Openings a year
- 2,000
Work-life60Remote77- Statistical Modeling
- Study Design
- R/Python
- Mathematics
Database Administrator
$104,620Administer, test, and implement database systems, ensuring data integrity, security, and performance.
- Middle half of workers
- $79,610 to $135,460
- Growth
- Declining
- Openings a year
- 3,800
Work-life72Remote82Satisfaction70- SQL
- Database Design
- Performance Tuning
- Backup and Recovery
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Where these pay figures come from
Early and mid-career pay is the median annual wage of full-time workers who hold a bachelor's degree in that major, ages 22 to 27 and ages 35 to 45, from 2024 data. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (IPUMS). Published as Outcomes by Major by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Career pay is the annual wage of everyone working in that occupation, not only recent graduates, so it includes people who have done the job for decades. The middle half is the 25th to the 75th percentile. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET OnLine (median and percentile annual wages May 2025; employment projections 2024-2034).
All figures are national. What you earn depends on where you work, who you work for, and how far you take the degree.