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      Wages for Data Scientists in CALIFORNIA

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      Location Pay Period 2023
      Low Median High
      United States Hourly $29.36 $51.93 $88.51
      United States Yearly $61,070 $108,020 $184,090
      California Hourly $32.72 $64.27 $102.44
      California Yearly $68,050 $133,690 $213,080
      San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $47.50 $82.60 $115.00+
      San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Yearly $98,810 $171,800 $239,200+
      San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.96 $78.57 $105.08
      San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area Yearly $83,130 $163,430 $218,560
      Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.48 $62.02 $99.15
      Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Yearly $63,400 $129,010 $206,230
      Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $33.81 $61.84 $100.84
      Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Yearly $70,320 $128,620 $209,750
      Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $31.17 $61.20 $82.61
      Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Yearly $64,830 $127,300 $171,820
      San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $33.38 $61.20 $95.01
      San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Yearly $69,430 $127,300 $197,630
      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.20 $60.01 $92.86
      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Yearly $62,820 $124,810 $193,140
      San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.06 $54.25 $85.39
      San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metro Area Yearly $58,370 $112,840 $177,620
      Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.71 $54.22 $81.27
      Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area Yearly $61,800 $112,770 $169,050
      Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $25.54 $49.88 $79.40
      Modesto, CA Metro Area Yearly $53,130 $103,760 $165,150
      Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.90 $49.13 $93.98
      Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Yearly $58,040 $102,180 $195,480
      Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.55 $48.19 $72.01
      Redding, CA Metro Area Yearly $59,390 $100,240 $149,780
      Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly $31.25 $45.31 $81.35
      Napa, CA Metro Area Yearly $65,000 $94,230 $169,210
      Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area Hourly $32.78 $44.72 $79.76
      Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area Yearly $68,180 $93,020 $165,900
      Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.42 $43.97 $70.21
      Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area Yearly $57,040 $91,450 $146,030
      Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.89 $42.91 $81.68
      Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Yearly $62,160 $89,250 $169,890
      Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.95 $41.41 $77.16
      Fresno, CA Metro Area Yearly $58,130 $86,130 $160,500
      Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.06 $39.13 $72.78
      Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area Yearly $56,290 $81,390 $151,390
      Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $26.83 $38.61 $83.50
      Salinas, CA Metro Area Yearly $55,800 $80,310 $173,680
      Bakersfield, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.73 $38.23 $77.45
      Bakersfield, CA Metro Area Yearly $57,680 $79,520 $161,100
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $26.13 $36.66 $69.43
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Yearly $54,360 $76,250 $144,410
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      Data Scientists

      Develop and implement a set of techniques or analytics applications to transform raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software. Apply data mining, data modeling, natural language processing, and machine learning to extract and analyze information from large structured and unstructured datasets. Visualize, interpret, and report data findings. May create dynamic data reports. Excludes “Statisticians”, “Cartographers and Photogrammetrists”, and “Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars”.

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