How much do Data Scientists make in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL?

Percentile spread

For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $62,490 and the 90th percentile is $155,010. The difference is $92,520, which is 91.2% 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 $79,390 to the 75th at $131,230, covers $51,840.

The mean annual wage is $108,700, which sits above the median of $101,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL median is 15.6% lower than the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $103,861, which is 13.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.4% lower than the Florida median of $115,820.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 97.717, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $101,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $103,861 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Scientists. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL ranks 2nd of 15 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).).

• Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is 35 miles away, with a median of $71,240 and employment of 30. That median is 29.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,235, against $103,861 here.
• Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 48 miles away, with a median of $83,340 and employment of 160. That median is 17.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,890, against $103,861 here.
• Mobile, AL is 62 miles away, with a median of $83,910 and employment of 100. That median is 17.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,246, against $103,861 here.

Employment share

Data Scientists accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (130 of 190,480). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.40 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.