How much does a Data Scientist make in Florida?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $105,820 for Data Scientists in Florida as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $79,650 and the 75th-percentile is $135,530.

What is the real (cost-adjusted) Data Scientist salary in Florida?

After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 103.6 for Florida), the real-wage equivalent is $102,107 — what the $105,820 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $76,856 to $130,775.

How are Florida Data Scientist salaries calculated on this page?

Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.

How many Data Scientists does Florida employ?

BLS OES counts 9,480 Data Scientists employed in Florida in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.

Why is the BEA RPP for Florida different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Florida's overall index of 103.6 reflects rents 123.2, services 93.7, and goods 98.2.

What are the limits of these Data Scientist salary numbers?

BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Florida Data Scientist Salary: BLS $106K Median, Real $102K (2026)

TL;DR

Florida pays Data Scientists a BLS median of $105,820 — the more useful number is $102,107, what that paycheck buys after rent and services.
On a real-wage basis, this state sits at #38 of 51; nominal rank is #24.
BEA RPP near 100 means nominal pay translates almost 1:1 into real take-home.
Quartile range $79,650 (bottom 25%) to $135,530 (top 25%); the P10-P90 envelope is $59,440 to $193,530.

Wage breakdown — Florida

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$59,440	$57,355
P25 (lower quartile)	$79,650	$76,856
P50 (median)	$105,820	$102,107
P75 (upper quartile)	$135,530	$130,775
P90 (top tier)	$193,530	$186,740
Mean	$117,670	$113,542
Employment	9,480 Data Scientists in Florida

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Florida index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	103.6
Goods	98.2
Services	93.7
Rents	123.2

Florida's overall RPP (103.6) is close to the national 100 baseline; nominal and real wage move roughly together.

After-tax take-home — Florida (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Data Scientist)	$105,820	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$14,527	13.7% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	$0	no state income tax
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$8,095	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$83,197	78.6% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$80,278	÷ (103.6 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Florida state-tax burden means for Data Scientist take-home

Florida levies no state income tax on wages, which is worth roughly $5,291 a year for a Data Scientist at the BLS median compared with the national-average state burden (≈5%). After cost of living, real take-home is $80,278 — lower than the nominal after-tax figure because RPP exceeds 100.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $112,590 for Data Scientists with mean pay of $124,590 and total employment of 233,440. Florida sits at #24 on nominal pay and #38 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Florida falls 14 positions — the cost premium eats into the headline wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Data Scientist make in Florida?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $105,820 for Data Scientists in Florida as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $79,650 and the 75th-percentile is $135,530.
What is the real (cost-adjusted) Data Scientist salary in Florida?: After BEA RPP adjustment (regional price parity index 103.6 for Florida), the real-wage equivalent is $102,107 — what the $105,820 nominal salary actually buys. Quartiles in real terms: $76,856 to $130,775.
How are Florida Data Scientist salaries calculated on this page?: Nominal wages come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES) — annual employer surveys, May 2026 reference period. Real-wage figures use BEA Regional Price Parities (2023 vintage) to adjust for state-level cost of living. No self-report or jobs-board data is mixed in.
How many Data Scientists does Florida employ?: BLS OES counts 9,480 Data Scientists employed in Florida in the most recent release. Employment density relative to population determines whether wage tiers reflect a robust competitive market or a thinner labor pool.
Why is the BEA RPP for Florida different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Florida's overall index of 103.6 reflects rents 123.2, services 93.7, and goods 98.2.
What are the limits of these Data Scientist salary numbers?: BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 15-2051, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-05.

Cross-comparison: see how Florida Data Scientist pay ranks against the other 254 state × occupation pages on the Real Wage Atlas → — four-way ranking by real wage, after-tax take-home, state-tax savings, and cost-of-living arbitrage.