Data Scientists Salary in Rochester, NY

Data Scientists pay range in Rochester

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,070 a year or less, while the top 10% make $155,200 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Rochester earn between $61,730 and $122,070.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Rochester

On the average salary of $96,970, a single filer in Rochester takes home about $72,278 a year, or $6,023 a month and $2,780 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). New York City (up to 3.876%) and Yonkers income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Rochester area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.0), so the average $96,970 buys what about $99,933 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Rochester ($51,210). A typical home costs $285,034, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other New York cities

Rochester ranks 9th of 11 New York metro areas for this job; New York pays the most ($144,700).

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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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