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      Wages for Data Scientists in CALIFORNIA

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      Location Pay Period 2022
      Low Median High
      United States Hourly $28.13 $49.76 $84.03
      United States Yearly $58,510 $103,500 $174,790
      California Hourly $30.73 $60.97 $110.95
      California Yearly $63,920 $126,810 $230,780
      San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $44.92 $82.74 $115.00+
      San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Yearly $93,430 $172,110 $239,200+
      San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area Hourly $33.65 $66.19 $109.95
      San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA Metro Area Yearly $70,000 $137,680 $228,700
      San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $32.23 $59.41 $86.55
      San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Yearly $67,030 $123,570 $180,030
      Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.28 $58.92 $96.03
      Santa Rosa, CA Metro Area Yearly $62,980 $122,560 $199,730
      Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.79 $53.87 $91.43
      Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Yearly $59,890 $112,050 $190,170
      Bakersfield, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.32 $53.66 $87.29
      Bakersfield, CA Metro Area Yearly $56,820 $111,620 $181,560
      Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.22 $52.72 $89.76
      Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Yearly $60,790 $109,650 $186,690
      Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.20 $50.32 $92.65
      Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Yearly $60,740 $104,660 $192,710
      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $30.13 $49.73 $92.03
      Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Yearly $62,660 $103,430 $191,410
      Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.41 $49.12 $79.05
      Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Yearly $59,090 $102,170 $164,420
      Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.87 $48.90 $83.96
      Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Yearly $57,970 $101,700 $174,630
      Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.55 $45.92 $95.93
      Vallejo-Fairfield, CA Metro Area Yearly $59,370 $95,520 $199,540
      Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $28.73 $45.88 $81.46
      Redding, CA Metro Area Yearly $59,750 $95,430 $169,430
      Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area Hourly $32.60 $43.59 $80.41
      Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA Metro Area Yearly $67,810 $90,660 $167,250
      San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.14 $42.28 $79.42
      San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA Metro Area Yearly $56,460 $87,940 $165,190
      Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.98 $40.65 $83.29
      Salinas, CA Metro Area Yearly $47,790 $84,560 $173,240
      Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.33 $39.01 $77.52
      Visalia-Porterville, CA Metro Area Yearly $48,530 $81,140 $161,250
      Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $23.87 $38.89 $73.06
      Fresno, CA Metro Area Yearly $49,650 $80,900 $151,970
      Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.38 $38.28 $65.80
      Merced, CA Metro Area Yearly $56,950 $79,620 $136,850
      Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $29.51 $35.51 $79.81
      Modesto, CA Metro Area Yearly $61,390 $73,860 $166,000
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $28.39 $32.13 $91.23
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Yearly $59,040 $66,830 $189,750
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      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A
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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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