Side-by-side distribution
Data Analyst
$101,956
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.8%
- Live roles
- 3,219
Data Scientist
$170,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.4%
- Live roles
- 3,158
Highest-paying jobs
PGIM Credit | Senior Analyst, Sustainable Investment Reporting & Strategy
Senior Data Analyst, Credit Risk
Digital - Senior Data Analyst / Data Analyst
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Fraud & Risk
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Product
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Finance
VP/Director, Quantitative Analyst - Commodities Quantitative Strategies and Data Group
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Markets
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Growth
Software Engineer, Macro Quant Analytics Technology
Highest-paying jobs
Data Scientist (Growth Team)
Data Scientist, SMB Ads Growth
Data Scientist, Ads Demand
Data Scientist, Cybersecurity
Data Scientist, Identity
Founding Data Scientist, Pricing & Monetization
Data Scientist
Data Scientist, Developer Productivity
Data Scientist, Business
Principal Data Scientist
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$101,500 | 20 |
PNC
|
$118,594 | 12 |
State Street
|
$35,322 | 12 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$117,700 | 11 |
|
Bank of America
|
$109,100 | 11 |
CACI
|
$128,075 | 10 |
Air Apps
|
$65,173 | 10 |
U.S. Bank
|
$93,980 | 9 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,800 | 117 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 29 |
Launch Potato
|
$187,500 | 24 |
|
CACI
|
$127,250 | 19 |
|
OpenAI
|
$332,250 | 18 |
Adobe
|
$259,213 | 17 |
Roche
|
$243,925 | 16 |
| GR GRVTY | $175,000 | 16 |
Data Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $137,500 | 35 |
| Seattle | $136,500 | 20 |
| Austin | $128,900 | 12 |
| Boston | $124,850 | 42 |
| New York | $120,000 | 147 |
| Los Angeles | $114,650 | 14 |
| Singapore | $114,400 | 3 |
| Denver | $109,350 | 24 |
| Atlanta | $103,750 | 14 |
| Chicago | $101,203 | 49 |
Data Scientist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $225,000 | 216 |
| Seattle | $203,175 | 66 |
| New York | $198,000 | 212 |
| Boston | $190,100 | 42 |
| Austin | $187,500 | 27 |
| Denver | $171,475 | 16 |
| Los Angeles | $165,500 | 29 |
| Atlanta | $165,500 | 17 |
| Chicago | $154,600 | 45 |
| Berlin | $149,954 | 5 |
Data Analyst vs Data Scientist: which pays more?
The median for Data Analyst is $101,956 per year (typically $79,636–$129,281), versus $170,250 for Data Scientist ($130,500–$216,263). That puts Data Scientist about 67% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Data Analyst and Data Scientist are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.