Side-by-side distribution
Data Analyst
$104,031
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 30.1%
- Live roles
- 3,073
Data Scientist
$167,725
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.9%
- Live roles
- 2,926
Highest-paying jobs
PGIM Credit | Senior Analyst, Sustainable Investment Reporting & Strategy
Staff Analyst, Product Analytics
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Finance
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Institutional
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Markets
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Product
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Fraud & Risk
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Growth
Senior Quantitative Analyst, Market Analytics
Quantitative AI and Data Analyst - Executive Director
Highest-paying jobs
Data Scientist, Ads Demand
Data Scientist, Cybersecurity
Data Scientist, FinEng
Data Scientist, SMB Ads Growth
Data Scientist, B2B Strategy & Intelligence
Product Data Scientist - Youth, Families and Learning
Staff Data Scientist - Growth & Marketing ($400k - $500k)
Research Scientist - Environments, Data and Post-Training
Senior / Staff Data Scientist, Applied AI
Data Scientist
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,750 | 24 |
PNC
|
$129,250 | 19 |
CACI
|
$128,075 | 12 |
Bank of America
|
$117,400 | 12 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$116,200 | 12 |
KeyBank
|
$98,000 | 11 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$112,900 | 10 |
Air Apps
|
$63,314 | 10 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,800 | 115 |
Leidos
|
$151,475 | 21 |
|
OpenAI
|
$339,000 | 17 |
Roche
|
$229,800 | 17 |
|
Accenture Federal Services
|
$166,850 | 16 |
RELX
|
$127,050 | 15 |
Faire
|
$250,750 | 14 |
Lyft
|
$159,627 | 14 |
Data Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $154,100 | 9 |
| San Francisco | $140,000 | 34 |
| Denver | $130,333 | 15 |
| Los Angeles | $126,066 | 14 |
| New York | $118,058 | 128 |
| Boston | $118,000 | 28 |
| Seattle | $116,500 | 13 |
| Chicago | $110,000 | 61 |
| Atlanta | $105,450 | 18 |
| Singapore | $94,640 | 7 |
Data Scientist salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $220,000 | 219 |
| Seattle | $205,025 | 72 |
| New York | $198,000 | 200 |
| Singapore | $187,200 | 3 |
| Boston | $174,375 | 42 |
| Austin | $167,500 | 21 |
| Denver | $166,725 | 14 |
| Los Angeles | $162,100 | 30 |
| Chicago | $153,950 | 48 |
| Atlanta | $145,720 | 15 |
Data Analyst vs Data Scientist: which pays more?
The median for Data Analyst is $104,031 per year (typically $80,650–$130,763), versus $167,725 for Data Scientist ($131,738–$214,875). That puts Data Scientist about 61% 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.