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Data Scientists salary in Utica, NY

Median pay for data scientists in Utica, NY: $74,050/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,030 – $157,420 · about 110 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($93,540) by −$19,490 (-21%).

What it's really worth in Utica

With Utica's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $74,050 has the buying power of about $79,851 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $66,823 · median home $230,265 · median rent $1,404/mo.

Full Utica cost of living & taxes →

How Utica ranks for this job

On raw pay, Utica, NY is 157th of the 171 metros we hold data scientists wages for. Once Utica's cost of living is applied, it ranks 156th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Utica sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Utica

A median home in Utica, NY costs $230,265 — about 3.1× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,404/mo works out at 23% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where data scientists earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Utica.

MetroMedian payvs UticaRent vs Utica
San Jose, CA $171,800 +132% 2.6×
San Francisco, CA $163,430 +121% 2.3×
Seattle, WA $135,610 +83% 1.6×
Washington, DC $135,080 +82% 1.7×

Same job elsewhere in NY

MetroMedian payvs UticaRent vs Utica
New York, NY $133,560 +80% 2.5×
Albany, NY $99,250 +34% 1.2×
Buffalo, NY $97,770 +32%
Binghamton, NY $91,610 +24% 0.9×

Staying in NY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 171 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.