SOC 15-2051 · Area 41700 · May 2025
Data Scientists
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $59,790 | $28.74 |
| 25th percentile | $78,000 | $37.50 |
| Median | $103,290 | $49.66 |
| 75th percentile | $134,360 | $64.60 |
| 90th percentile | $165,250 | $79.45 |
| Average | $109,640 | $52.71 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 1,730. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $78,000 to $134,360 in 2025, a span of $56,360.
The area median is $18,800 (15.4%) below Texas's $122,090 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 22 other published areas
- This area's median is $25,190 (32.3%) above the $78,100 median in Laredo, TX.
- This area's median is $24,410 (30.9%) above the $78,880 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $19,690 (23.6%) above the $83,600 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $13,800 (15.4%) above the $89,490 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $11,660 (12.7%) above the $91,630 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $7,860 (8.2%) above the $95,430 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $7,560 (7.9%) above the $95,730 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $6,170 (6.4%) above the $97,120 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $5,310 (5.4%) above the $97,980 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $4,670 (4.7%) above the $98,620 median in Killeen-Temple, TX.
- This area's median is $3,010 (3.0%) above the $100,280 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $2,030 (2.0%) above the $101,260 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,940 (1.9%) above the $101,350 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $1,690 (1.6%) below the $104,980 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,700 (1.6%) below the $104,990 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $3,460 (3.2%) below the $106,750 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $3,980 (3.7%) below the $107,270 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $5,490 (5.0%) below the $108,780 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $10,160 (9.0%) below the $113,450 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $22,040 (17.6%) below the $125,330 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $24,070 (18.9%) below the $127,360 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $24,460 (19.1%) below the $127,750 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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