Data Scientists Salary in New Orleans, LA

Data Scientists pay range in New Orleans

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $130,530 or more. The middle half of data scientists in New Orleans earn between $68,020 and $130,530.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in New Orleans

On the average salary of $99,230, a single filer in New Orleans takes home about $76,048 a year, or $6,337 a month and $2,925 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the New Orleans area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.6), so the average $99,230 buys what about $107,163 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in New Orleans ($47,290). A typical home costs $261,414, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Louisiana cities

New Orleans ranks 3rd of 5 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Slidell pays the most ($108,690).

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

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