Data Scientist Salary in Colorado

How much does a Data Scientist make in Colorado?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Scientist in Colorado is $120,814 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $58.

However, a Data Scientist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $140,212
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $110,904 to $130,968
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $101,881

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Data Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$130,968	$10,914	$2,519	$63
Average	$120,814	$10,068	$2,323	$58
25th Percentile	$110,904	$9,242	$2,133	$53

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Key Factors That Influence Data Scientist Salaries

A Data Scientist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Data Scientist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data Scientist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $76,720
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,876
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $120,067
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $136,827
Expert (over 8 years): $183,450

Levels	Salary
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$76,720
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$93,876
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$120,067
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$136,827
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$183,450

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How Do Data Scientist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Data Scientists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $131,104.
California: $130,606.
Massachusetts: $128,866.

District of Columbia $131,104 California $130,606 Massachusetts $128,866 Washington $128,392 New Jersey $128,345 Alaska $128,179 Connecticut $126,545 New York $125,882

Hawaii $123,762 Rhode Island $122,767 Maryland $122,093 Minnesota $121,169 Colorado $120,814 Illinois $120,695 Oregon $120,245 Delaware $119,914

New Hampshire $119,705 Virginia $119,239 Pennsylvania $117,877 Nevada $117,190 North Dakota $116,965 Michigan $116,610 Wisconsin $116,480 Vermont $116,219

Texas $115,497 Maine $115,450 Arizona $115,379 Ohio $115,296 Georgia $114,206 Indiana $113,662 Wyoming $113,555 Utah $113,389

Iowa $113,318 Kansas $112,750 Louisiana $112,584 North Carolina $112,525 Missouri $112,501 Florida $112,040 Montana $111,791 Nebraska $111,554

Kentucky $111,424 South Carolina $110,950 Tennessee $110,654 Idaho $110,536 New Mexico $109,671 Oklahoma $109,482 Alabama $108,783 South Dakota $107,611

Arkansas $106,972 West Virginia $106,628 Mississippi $105,598

Top Paying Cities for Data Scientists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $118,448
Hygiene: $122,565
Johnstown: $118,712

Glen Haven, CO $118,448 Hygiene, CO $122,565 Johnstown, CO $118,712 Laporte, CO $117,396 Livermore, CO $117,015 Loveland, CO $118,341 Lyons, CO $122,350 Masonville, CO $117,471

Mead, CO $120,061 Milliken, CO $118,547 Niwot, CO $123,526 Red Feather Lakes, CO $117,337 Severance, CO $117,565 Timnath, CO $117,413 Wellington, CO $116,756 Windsor, CO $117,582

Brighton, CO $120,496 Ault, CO $117,359 Briggsdale, CO $117,390 Carr, CO $115,372 Eastlake, CO $120,810 Eaton, CO $117,729 Evans, CO $118,328 Fort Lupton, CO $120,153

Galeton, CO $117,741 Gilcrest, CO $118,975 Gill, CO $117,934 Greeley, CO $118,037 Henderson, CO $120,683 Hudson, CO $119,758 Keenesburg, CO $119,180 Kersey, CO $117,948

La Salle, CO $118,770 Lucerne, CO $117,910 Nunn, CO $116,986 Orchard, CO $117,376 Pierce, CO $117,433 Ohio City, CO $118,641 Parlin, CO $118,083 Penrose, CO $117,052

Pitkin, CO $118,494 Poncha Springs, CO $117,691 Powderhorn, CO $117,837 Rockvale, CO $116,520 Sargents, CO $117,492 Twin Lakes, CO $121,373 Westcliffe, CO $116,585 Wetmore, CO $115,836

Durango, CO $118,167 Cahone, CO $117,876 Cortez, CO $117,787 Dolores, CO $118,068 Dove Creek, CO $117,759 Egnar, CO $117,824 Hesperus, CO $117,135 Lewis, CO $118,084

Mancos, CO $117,785 Marvel, CO $117,131 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $117,175 Pleasant View, CO $117,537 Rico, CO $118,096 Towaoc, CO $117,296 Yellow Jacket, CO $117,943 Montrose, CO $118,538

Austin, CO $118,692 Bedrock, CO $117,794 Cedaredge, CO $118,813 Cory, CO $118,663 Crawford, CO $118,327 Delta, CO $118,536 Eckert, CO $118,721 Hotchkiss, CO $118,648

Lazear, CO $118,559 Naturita, CO $118,033 Norwood, CO $118,080 Nucla, CO $118,215 Olathe, CO $118,405 Ophir, CO $118,208 Ouray, CO $118,189 Paonia, CO $119,193

Paradox, CO $117,859 Placerville, CO $118,099 Redvale, CO $118,135 Ridgway, CO $118,172 Silverton, CO $117,973 Somerset, CO $119,554 Telluride, CO $118,230 Grand Junction, CO $119,267

Platteville, CO $119,239 Roggen, CO $118,009 Weldona, CO $117,098 Wiggins, CO $117,724 Fort Morgan, CO $117,145 Log Lane Village, CO $117,529 Akron, CO $116,296 Amherst, CO $115,923

Atwood, CO $116,704 Brush, CO $116,695 Crook, CO $116,372 Eckley, CO $116,005 Fleming, CO $116,595 Grover, CO $116,502 Haxtun, CO $116,571 Hereford, CO $115,759

Hillrose, CO $116,810 Holyoke, CO $116,218 Idalia, CO $115,636 Iliff, CO $116,678 Julesburg, CO $116,208 Lindon, CO $115,798 Merino, CO $116,806 New Raymer, CO $116,779

Otis, CO $116,401 Ovid, CO $116,248 Padroni, CO $116,382 Paoli, CO $116,572 Peetz, CO $116,350 Sedgwick, CO $116,290 Snyder, CO $116,718 Sterling, CO $116,904

Stoneham, CO $116,785 Vernon, CO $115,746 Woodrow, CO $116,039 Wray, CO $115,977 Yuma, CO $116,365 Anton, CO $115,827 Arapahoe, CO $114,915 Arriba, CO $115,331

Bethune, CO $115,502 Burlington, CO $115,394 Calhan, CO $117,220 Cascade, CO $118,184 Cheyenne Wells, CO $115,081 Cope, CO $115,773 Cripple Creek, CO $117,961 Divide, CO $118,024

Flagler, CO $115,450 Florissant, CO $117,928 Fountain, CO $117,209 Genoa, CO $115,409 Green Mountain Falls, CO $118,154 Guffey, CO $117,801 Hugo, CO $114,703 Joes, CO $115,888

Karval, CO $114,037 Kirk, CO $115,792 Kit Carson, CO $114,938 Limon, CO $116,106 Lake George, CO $118,106 Manitou Springs, CO $118,184 Matheson, CO $116,020 Peyton, CO $117,773

Ramah, CO $115,271 Rush, CO $115,546 Seibert, CO $115,401 Simla, CO $116,549 Stratton, CO $115,516 U S A F Academy, CO $118,177 Victor, CO $117,908 Vona, CO $115,469

Wild Horse, CO $114,717 Woodland Park, CO $118,087 Yoder, CO $115,991 Colorado Springs, CO $118,185 Clifton, CO $119,193 Fruita, CO $118,897 Gateway, CO $118,060 Glade Park, CO $118,468

Loma, CO $118,939 Mack, CO $118,623 Palisade, CO $118,977 Whitewater, CO $118,460 Glenwood Springs, CO $120,417 Dinosaur, CO $118,428 Aspen, CO $122,673 Snowmass Village, CO $122,668

Avon, CO $121,567 Basalt, CO $122,282 Carbondale, CO $121,827 Collbran, CO $118,860 Craig, CO $119,733 De Beque, CO $118,846 Eagle, CO $121,069 Edwards, CO $121,329

Parachute, CO $119,465 Battlement Mesa, CO $119,355 Gypsum, CO $120,467 Hamilton, CO $120,243 Hayden, CO $119,903 Maybell, CO $118,576 Meeker, CO $120,254 Meredith, CO $121,881

Mesa, CO $118,802 Minturn, CO $121,196 Molina, CO $118,731 New Castle, CO $120,001 Rangely, CO $118,910 Red Cliff, CO $121,181 Rifle, CO $119,704 Silt, CO $119,656

Slater, CO $119,163 Snowmass, CO $122,422 Wolcott, CO $121,142 Woody Creek, CO $122,664 Vail, CO $121,716 Pueblo, CO $114,597 Colorado City, CO $115,381 Aguilar, CO $115,884

Arlington, CO $113,844 Avondale, CO $114,904 Beulah, CO $115,388 Boncarbo, CO $115,941 Boone, CO $115,276 Branson, CO $114,993 Campo, CO $114,566 Cheraw, CO $114,787

Crowley, CO $115,032 Eads, CO $114,868 Fort Lyon, CO $114,742 Fowler, CO $115,071 Gardner, CO $116,197 Granada, CO $115,126 Hartman, CO $115,347 Hasty, CO $114,994

Haswell, CO $114,314 Hoehne, CO $115,754 Holly, CO $114,983 Kim, CO $114,874 La Junta, CO $114,949 Lamar, CO $115,299 Las Animas, CO $114,885 La Veta, CO $116,399

Mc Clave, CO $115,012 Manzanola, CO $114,860 Model, CO $115,035 Olney Springs, CO $114,664 Ordway, CO $114,093 Pritchett, CO $114,880 Rocky Ford, CO $114,694 Rye, CO $115,558

Sheridan Lake, CO $114,913 Springfield, CO $115,116 Sugar City, CO $113,787 Swink, CO $114,834 Trinchera, CO $115,258 Trinidad, CO $115,758 Two Buttes, CO $115,110 Vilas, CO $115,092

Walsenburg, CO $115,786 Walsh, CO $114,971 Weston, CO $116,160 Wiley, CO $114,906 Alamosa, CO $117,284 Antonito, CO $117,209 Arboles, CO $117,446 Arvada, CO $120,815

Aurora, CO $120,732 Bayfield, CO $117,777 Broomfield, CO $121,345 Commerce City, CO $120,531 Dupont, CO $120,762 Eldorado Springs, CO $123,637 Lafayette, CO $122,540 Louisville, CO $122,692

Westminster, CO $120,759 Wheat Ridge, CO $120,753 Agate, CO $116,475 Bennett, CO $119,503 Byers, CO $118,076 Castle Rock, CO $118,599 Deer Trail, CO $117,297 Elbert, CO $117,850

Elizabeth, CO $118,843 Englewood, CO $120,732 Franktown, CO $118,521 Kiowa, CO $117,988 Larkspur, CO $118,215 Littleton, CO $120,612 Lone Tree, CO $120,294 Louviers, CO $120,127

Monument, CO $118,099 Palmer Lake, CO $118,110 Parker, CO $119,853 Sedalia, CO $118,660 Strasburg, CO $119,123 Watkins, CO $120,017 Denver, CO $120,719 Thornton, CO $120,814

Boulder, CO $124,233 Golden, CO $120,744 Alma, CO $120,064 Bailey, CO $119,792 Black Hawk, CO $121,950 Bond, CO $121,130 Breckenridge, CO $120,321 Buffalo Creek, CO $119,377

Burns, CO $120,352 Central City, CO $121,265 Clark, CO $119,212 Climax, CO $120,460 Coalmont, CO $119,006 Como, CO $118,599 Conifer, CO $120,103 Cowdrey, CO $118,525

Dillon, CO $120,249 Dumont, CO $120,833 Evergreen, CO $120,534 Empire, CO $120,281 Fairplay, CO $118,710 Fraser, CO $120,417 Frisco, CO $120,991 Georgetown, CO $120,191

Granby, CO $120,096 Grand Lake, CO $120,030 Grant, CO $119,176 Hartsel, CO $118,077 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $119,935 Idaho Springs, CO $120,628 Idledale, CO $120,620 Indian Hills, CO $120,558

Jamestown, CO $124,033 Jefferson, CO $118,926 Kittredge, CO $120,570 Kremmling, CO $119,923 Leadville, CO $120,313 Mc Coy, CO $120,333 Morrison, CO $120,532 Nederland, CO $122,905

Oak Creek, CO $120,119 Parshall, CO $120,635 Phippsburg, CO $120,237 Pine, CO $119,522 Pinecliffe, CO $123,483 Rand, CO $119,014 Rollinsville, CO $122,332 Shawnee, CO $119,493

Silver Plume, CO $119,682 Steamboat Springs, CO $119,895 Tabernash, CO $120,698 Toponas, CO $120,192 Walden, CO $118,836 Ward, CO $122,582 Winter Park, CO $120,853 Yampa, CO $120,355

Silverthorne, CO $120,888 Longmont, CO $122,087 Allenspark, CO $121,532 Estes Park, CO $119,708 Bellvue, CO $118,176 Berthoud, CO $119,624 Dacono, CO $121,019 Drake, CO $118,218

Erie, CO $121,561 Firestone, CO $120,718 Fort Collins, CO $117,332 Frederick, CO $120,723 Blanca, CO $116,868 Capulin, CO $117,469 Center, CO $117,373 Chama, CO $116,468

Chimney Rock, CO $117,496 Chromo, CO $116,707 Conejos, CO $117,137 Creede, CO $117,752 Crestone, CO $116,923 Del Norte, CO $117,496 Fort Garland, CO $116,605 San Luis, CO $116,132

Homelake, CO $117,386 Hooper, CO $116,996 Ignacio, CO $117,270 Jaroso, CO $116,388 La Jara, CO $117,325 Manassa, CO $117,207 Moffat, CO $117,077 Monte Vista, CO $117,456

Mosca, CO $116,848 Pagosa Springs, CO $117,486 Romeo, CO $117,552 Saguache, CO $117,480 Sanford, CO $116,893 San Pablo, CO $116,293 South Fork, CO $117,613 Villa Grove, CO $117,234

Salida, CO $117,695 Almont, CO $120,725 Buena Vista, CO $120,540 Canon City, CO $117,170 Cimarron, CO $117,961 Coal Creek, CO $116,475 Coaldale, CO $117,407 Cotopaxi, CO $117,078

Crested Butte, CO $121,360 Florence, CO $116,292 Monarch, CO $117,941 Granite, CO $119,711 Gunnison, CO $118,052 Hillside, CO $117,034 Howard, CO $117,619 Lake City, CO $117,954

Nathrop, CO $118,049

Data Scientist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Data Scientist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on June 01, 2026

$110,904

Average $120,814/year

$130,968

$9,242

Average $10,068/month

$10,914

$2,133

Average $2,323/week

$2,519

$53

Average $58/hour

$63

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$130,968	$10,914	$2,519	$63
Average	$120,814	$10,068	$2,323	$58
25th Percentile	$110,904	$9,242	$2,133	$53

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