Data Scientists Salary in Boulder, CO

Data Scientists pay range in Boulder

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $74,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $222,940 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Boulder earn between $100,940 and $165,550.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Boulder

On the average salary of $146,690, a single filer in Boulder takes home about $105,783 a year, or $8,815 a month and $4,069 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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

Prices in the Boulder area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.2), so the average $146,690 buys what about $139,437 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Boulder ($69,580). A typical home costs $727,954, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Colorado cities

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

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

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