Data Scientists Salary in Phoenix, AZ

Data Scientists pay range in Phoenix

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $68,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $165,520 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Phoenix earn between $85,530 and $136,710.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Phoenix

On the average salary of $116,100, a single filer in Phoenix takes home about $87,998 a year, or $7,333 a month and $3,385 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Phoenix a good place for data scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Phoenix area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $116,100 buys what about $112,374 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Phoenix ($51,380). A typical home costs $448,352, or 3.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Arizona cities

Phoenix ranks 1st of 6 Arizona metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for data scientists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($212,760).

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