SOC 15-2051 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Data Scientists make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Data Scientists in Ann Arbor, MI is $112,680. The 10th percentile is $60,810 and the 90th percentile is $158,530. Employment is 340.

Median annual wage

$112,680

10th percentile
$60,810
25th percentile
$78,130
Median
$112,680
75th percentile
$129,910
90th percentile
$158,530
Mean
$107,870

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $60,810 and the 90th percentile is $158,530. The difference is $97,720, which is 86.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $78,130 to the 75th at $129,910, covers $51,780.

The mean annual wage is $107,870, which sits below the median of $112,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 6.3% lower than the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,697, which is 7.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12% higher than the Michigan median of $100,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $112,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $111,697 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Scientists. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 1st of 24 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Jackson, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $107,640 and employment of 70. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,282, against $111,697 here.
  • Monroe, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $96,140 and employment of 40. That median is 14.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,832, against $111,697 here.
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $103,330 and employment of 3,810. That median is 8.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,023, against $111,697 here.

Employment share

Data Scientists accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (340 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Data Scientists make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Data Scientists in Ann Arbor, MI is $112,680. The 10th percentile is $60,810 and the 90th percentile is $158,530. Employment is 340.

How does that compare with the national median for Data Scientists?

The local median is 6.3% lower than the national median of $120,230.

What is Data Scientists pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $112,680 is $111,697. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Data Scientists?

Jackson, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $107,640. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 1st of 24 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.