How much do Data Scientists make in New Haven, CT?

Percentile spread

For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $77,940 and the 90th percentile is $168,400. The difference is $90,460, which is 74.2% 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 $101,530 to the 75th at $148,300, covers $46,770.

The mean annual wage is $125,070, which sits above the median of $121,880. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Haven, CT median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $116,566, which is 3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% lower than the Connecticut median of $126,340.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $121,880 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $116,566 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

26 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Scientists. New Haven, CT ranks 8th of 27 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).).

• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $59,160 and employment of 170. That median is 51.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,292, against $116,566 here.
• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $141,760 and employment of 570. That median is 16.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,655, against $116,566 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $126,340 and employment of 560. That median is 3.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,963, against $116,566 here.

Employment share

Data Scientists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in New Haven, CT (150 of 281,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.32 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.