Data Scientists Salary in Columbus, OH

Data Scientists pay range in Columbus

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $63,530 a year or less, while the top 10% make $169,380 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Columbus earn between $83,090 and $143,450.

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

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Columbus

On the average salary of $114,820, a single filer in Columbus takes home about $84,013 a year, or $7,001 a month and $3,231 every two weeks. Taxes take 27% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Columbus's local income tax (2.5%); the city income tax is that of the principal city (suburbs have their own rates) and school district income taxes are not included.

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

Prices in the Columbus area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $114,820 buys what about $120,269 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Columbus ($51,340). A typical home costs $333,537, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Ohio cities

Columbus ranks 1st of 8 Ohio 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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• Information Security Analysts$124,100 a year
• Software Developers$123,630 a year
• Computer Occupations, All Other$119,760 a year

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