How much do Data Scientists make in Peoria, IL?

Percentile spread

For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $74,290 and the 90th percentile is $157,260. The difference is $82,970, which is 69.1% 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 $92,850 to the 75th at $141,940, covers $49,090.

The mean annual wage is $117,620, which sits below the median of $120,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Peoria, IL median is 0.2% lower than the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $131,534, which is 9.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.6% higher than the Illinois median of $106,560.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Peoria, IL is 91.231, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $120,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $131,534 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Scientists. Peoria, IL ranks 2nd of 23 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).).

• Bloomington, IL is 41 miles away, with a median of $120,760 and employment of 590. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $129,104, against $131,534 here.
• Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL is 65 miles away, with a median of $106,340 and employment of 280. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,377, against $131,534 here.
• Springfield, IL is 67 miles away, with a median of $92,000 and employment of 100. That median is 23.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,197, against $131,534 here.

Employment share

Data Scientists accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Peoria, IL (340 of 166,020). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.21 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.