Data Scientists · SOC 15-2051
Data Scientist Salary in the Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Data Scientists in the Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $84,990 per year ($40.86 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $59,410 at the 10th percentile to $127,060 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Data Scientists in the Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area earn more than $84,990 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $69,700 and $108,590.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $59,410 | $69,700 | $84,990 | $108,590 | $127,060 |
| Hourly | $28.56 | $33.51 | $40.86 | $52.21 | $61.09 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$84,990 median for Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $69,700 to $108,590
- Michiganstate$100,590 median for Michigan; middle half earns $77,410 to $130,240
- United Statesnational$120,230 median for United States; middle half earns $85,660 to $158,880
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −16% vs Michigan overall and −29% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Michigan
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for data scientists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan areathis page$84,990 median for Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $69,700 to $108,590
- $112,680 median for Ann Arbor metro area; middle half earns $78,130 to $129,910
- $107,640 median for Jackson metro area; middle half earns $84,690 to $130,980
- $103,330 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $81,080 to $134,720
- $96,880 median for Grand Rapids metro area; middle half earns $75,120 to $126,440
- $96,140 median for Monroe metro area; middle half earns $75,380 to $128,500
- $95,350 median for Niles metro area; middle half earns $65,840 to $119,020
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for data scientists · Highest-paying occupations in Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.