How much do Data Scientists make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

Percentile spread

For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $85,970 and the 90th percentile is $197,110. The difference is $111,140, which is 88.0% 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 $105,730 to the 75th at $161,130, covers $55,400.

The mean annual wage is $134,820, which sits above the median of $126,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 5.1% higher than the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $122,963, which is 2.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Connecticut median of $126,340.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $126,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $122,963 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Scientists. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 6th of 26 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).).

• Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 27 miles away, with a median of $101,940 and employment of 60. That median is 19.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,488, against $122,963 here.
• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $59,160 and employment of 170. That median is 53.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,292, against $122,963 here.
• Springfield, MA is 31 miles away, with a median of $121,090 and employment of 300. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,055, against $122,963 here.

Employment share

Data Scientists accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (560 of 599,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.55 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.