Data Scientists · SOC 15-2051
Data Scientist Salary in the Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Data Scientists in the Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $99,980 per year ($48.07 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $65,270 at the 10th percentile to $165,680 at the 90th. BLS estimates 50 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Data Scientists in the Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area earn more than $99,980 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $79,310 and $125,520.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $65,270 | $79,310 | $99,980 | $125,520 | $165,680 |
| Hourly | $31.38 | $38.13 | $48.07 | $60.35 | $79.66 |
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
- Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$99,980 median for Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $79,310 to $125,520
- Coloradostate$117,400 median for Colorado; middle half earns $96,300 to $152,650
- 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 −15% vs Colorado overall and −17% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Colorado
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for data scientists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan areathis page$99,980 median for Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $79,310 to $125,520
- $134,040 median for Boulder metro area; middle half earns $100,940 to $165,550
- $127,600 median for Colorado Springs metro area; middle half earns $96,290 to $169,510
- $116,790 median for Greeley metro area; middle half earns $81,490 to $149,490
- $112,520 median for Denver metro area; middle half earns $97,180 to $147,950
- $111,310 median for Fort Collins metro area; middle half earns $81,910 to $136,080
- $111,300 median for Grand Junction metro area; middle half earns $78,780 to $141,770
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 Northwest Colorado 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.