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

How much do Data Scientists make in Burlington-South Burlington, VT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Data Scientists in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is $131,820. The 10th percentile is $84,710 and the 90th percentile is $162,300. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$131,820

10th percentile
$84,710
25th percentile
$115,230
Median
$131,820
75th percentile
$148,550
90th percentile
$162,300
Mean
$132,300

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $84,710 and the 90th percentile is $162,300. The difference is $77,590, which is 58.9% 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 $115,230 to the 75th at $148,550, covers $33,320.

The mean annual wage is $132,300, which sits above the median of $131,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Burlington-South Burlington, VT median is 9.6% higher than the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $130,581, which is 8.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.7% higher than the Vermont median of $127,070.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 100.949, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $131,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $130,581 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Scientists. Burlington-South Burlington, VT ranks 2nd of 14 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).).

  • Glens Falls, NY is 91 miles away, with a median of $104,620 and employment of 30. That median is 20.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,282, against $130,581 here.
  • Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 139 miles away, with a median of $98,940 and employment of 830. That median is 24.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,371, against $130,581 here.
  • Manchester-Nashua, NH is 139 miles away, with a median of $103,790 and employment of 280. That median is 21.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,233, against $130,581 here.

Employment share

Data Scientists accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Burlington-South Burlington, VT (100 of 120,150). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.49 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Burlington-South Burlington, VT · Data Scientists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Data Scientists make in Burlington-South Burlington, VT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Data Scientists in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is $131,820. The 10th percentile is $84,710 and the 90th percentile is $162,300. Employment is 100.

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

The local median is 9.6% higher than the national median of $120,230.

What is Data Scientists pay in Burlington-South Burlington, VT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 100.949, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $131,820 is $130,581. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Burlington-South Burlington, VT compare with nearby metros for Data Scientists?

Glens Falls, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 91 miles away, at $104,620. Burlington-South Burlington, VT ranks 2nd of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.