Data Scientist Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Data Scientist make in Mississippi?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Scientist in Mississippi is $105,598 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $51.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $122,554
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $96,936 to $114,473
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $89,050

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Data Scientist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$114,473	$9,539	$2,201	$55
Average	$105,598	$8,800	$2,031	$51
25th Percentile	$96,936	$8,078	$1,864	$47

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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): $67,058
Early Career (1-2 years): $82,053
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,946
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $119,595
Expert (over 8 years): $160,346

Levels	Salary
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$67,058
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$82,053
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$104,946
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$119,595
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist	$160,346

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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:

Hillsboro: $103,625
Holly Bluff: $102,736
Kosciusko: $102,709

Hillsboro, MS $103,625 Holly Bluff, MS $102,736 Kosciusko, MS $102,709 Lake, MS $103,282 Lena, MS $103,689 Lexington, MS $102,528 Lorman, MS $102,783 Louise, MS $103,822

Ludlow, MS $103,917 Mc Adams, MS $102,616 Mc Cool, MS $102,502 Madden, MS $103,017 Madison, MS $104,862 Magee, MS $103,753 Mayersville, MS $103,352 Mendenhall, MS $104,121

Midnight, MS $103,824 Mize, MS $103,332 Morton, MS $104,158 Mount Olive, MS $103,338 Natchez, MS $103,049 Newhebron, MS $103,628 Pattison, MS $103,276 Pelahatchie, MS $104,490

Pickens, MS $103,352 Piney Woods, MS $104,661 Pinola, MS $104,059 Port Gibson, MS $103,258 Puckett, MS $104,259 Pulaski, MS $103,662 Raleigh, MS $103,384 Raymond, MS $104,822

Redwood, MS $103,407 Ridgeland, MS $105,130 Rolling Fork, MS $103,425 Sallis, MS $102,793 Sandhill, MS $104,730 Satartia, MS $103,934 Sharon, MS $104,043 Sibley, MS $103,299

Silver City, MS $103,246 Star, MS $104,805 Taylorsville, MS $103,070 Tchula, MS $102,614 Terry, MS $104,856 Thomastown, MS $103,025 Tinsley, MS $103,843 Tougaloo, MS $105,205

Utica, MS $104,243 Vaiden, MS $102,320 Valley Park, MS $102,931 Vaughan, MS $103,559 Vicksburg, MS $103,761 Walnut Grove, MS $103,213 Washington, MS $103,005 Wesson, MS $103,709

West, MS $102,307 Whitfield, MS $105,195 Yazoo City, MS $103,412 Jackson, MS $105,278 Pearl, MS $105,270 Richland, MS $105,278 Flowood, MS $105,249 Byram, MS $105,149

Lula, MS $104,735 Lyon, MS $102,786 Marks, MS $103,481 Michigan City, MS $105,514 Mount Pleasant, MS $108,050 Myrtle, MS $103,606 Nesbit, MS $109,837 New Albany, MS $103,422

Olive Branch, MS $109,676 Oxford, MS $103,778 Pope, MS $103,127 Potts Camp, MS $104,745 Red Banks, MS $107,997 Ripley, MS $103,288 Robinsonville, MS $108,353 Sarah, MS $106,803

Sardis, MS $104,933 Senatobia, MS $106,938 Sherard, MS $102,563 Sledge, MS $104,561 Southaven, MS $110,480 Taylor, MS $103,618 Tiplersville, MS $103,468 Tula, MS $103,039

Tunica, MS $107,086 University, MS $104,511 Victoria, MS $107,863 Walls, MS $110,242 Walnut, MS $103,505 Waterford, MS $105,128 Greenville, MS $105,266 Alligator, MS $102,236

Anguilla, MS $104,170 Arcola, MS $105,266 Avon, MS $105,266 Benoit, MS $104,283 Beulah, MS $103,320 Boyle, MS $103,815 Chatham, MS $105,085 Cleveland, MS $103,438

Doddsville, MS $102,868 Drew, MS $102,318 Parchman, MS $102,428 Dublin, MS $102,054 Duncan, MS $102,181 Glen Allan, MS $104,772 Grace, MS $104,516 Gunnison, MS $102,480

Hollandale, MS $105,266 Holly Ridge, MS $104,352 Indianola, MS $104,421 Inverness, MS $104,217 Isola, MS $104,452 Leland, MS $105,266 Merigold, MS $102,881 Metcalfe, MS $105,266

Moorhead, MS $103,411 Mound Bayou, MS $102,787 Pace, MS $103,393 Panther Burn, MS $104,808 Rena Lara, MS $102,206 Rome, MS $102,226 Rosedale, MS $103,148 Ruleville, MS $102,811

Scott, MS $104,641 Shaw, MS $104,130 Shelby, MS $102,542 Stoneville, MS $105,266 Sunflower, MS $103,217 Wayside, MS $105,266 Winstonville, MS $103,070 Winterville, MS $105,266

Tupelo, MS $103,895 Algoma, MS $103,609 Amory, MS $102,142 Baldwyn, MS $103,354 Becker, MS $101,879 Belden, MS $103,715 Belmont, MS $102,948 Blue Springs, MS $103,423

Booneville, MS $103,293 Burnsville, MS $103,211 Corinth, MS $103,602 Dennis, MS $102,831 Derma, MS $103,518 Ecru, MS $103,508 Fulton, MS $103,357 Gattman, MS $101,732

Glen, MS $103,314 Abbeville, MS $104,378 Arkabutla, MS $107,946 Ashland, MS $104,774 Batesville, MS $104,084 Belen, MS $103,164 Blue Mountain, MS $103,526 Byhalia, MS $108,475

Clarksdale, MS $102,487 Coahoma, MS $103,544 Coldwater, MS $108,115 Como, MS $105,527 Courtland, MS $103,542 Crenshaw, MS $104,980 Crowder, MS $103,184 Darling, MS $104,043

Dumas, MS $103,219 Dundee, MS $104,799 Etta, MS $103,495 Falcon, MS $104,293 Falkner, MS $103,988 Farrell, MS $102,788 Friars Point, MS $103,603 Hernando, MS $108,921

Hickory Flat, MS $104,283 Holly Springs, MS $105,967 Horn Lake, MS $110,360 Independence, MS $107,693 Jonestown, MS $103,637 Lake Cormorant, MS $109,779 Lamar, MS $106,023 Stennis Space Center, MS $105,194

Diamondhead, MS $104,309 Biloxi, MS $104,947 Diberville, MS $104,889 Escatawpa, MS $104,377 Gautier, MS $104,358 Hurley, MS $104,655 Kiln, MS $104,414 Lakeshore, MS $105,274

Long Beach, MS $104,179 Mc Henry, MS $103,889 Moss Point, MS $104,462 Ocean Springs, MS $104,515 Vancleave, MS $104,256 Pascagoula, MS $104,461 Pass Christian, MS $104,183 Pearlington, MS $106,636

Perkinston, MS $103,869 Saucier, MS $104,201 Waveland, MS $104,472 Wiggins, MS $103,515 Brookhaven, MS $103,692 Bogue Chitto, MS $103,164 Bude, MS $103,175 Centreville, MS $106,211

Chatawa, MS $104,108 Crosby, MS $103,784 Fernwood, MS $103,619 Gloster, MS $104,491 Jayess, MS $102,820 Kokomo, MS $102,869 Liberty, MS $104,779 Mc Call Creek, MS $103,079

Mccomb, MS $103,203 Magnolia, MS $103,739 Meadville, MS $102,772 Monticello, MS $103,434 Oak Vale, MS $102,911 Osyka, MS $104,459 Roxie, MS $102,712 Ruth, MS $102,978

Silver Creek, MS $103,341 Smithdale, MS $103,013 Sontag, MS $103,469 Summit, MS $102,973 Tylertown, MS $102,952 Union Church, MS $103,179 Woodville, MS $104,889 Columbus, MS $100,963

Aberdeen, MS $101,644 Ackerman, MS $102,547 Artesia, MS $101,111 Bellefontaine, MS $102,703 Brooksville, MS $101,499 Caledonia, MS $101,411 Cedarbluff, MS $101,657 Crawford, MS $101,263

Eupora, MS $102,674 French Camp, MS $102,519 Hamilton, MS $101,218 Kilmichael, MS $102,468 Maben, MS $102,271 Mantee, MS $102,407 Mathiston, MS $102,454 Mayhew, MS $100,971

Montpelier, MS $102,020 Pheba, MS $101,921 Prairie, MS $101,632 Starkville, MS $101,527 Mississippi State, MS $101,444 Steens, MS $101,019 Stewart, MS $102,483 Sturgis, MS $102,214

Walthall, MS $102,873 Weir, MS $102,646 West Point, MS $101,164 Woodland, MS $102,466 Thaxton, MS $103,235 Tishomingo, MS $102,750 Toccopola, MS $103,244 Trebloc, MS $102,129

Tremont, MS $103,121 Van Vleet, MS $102,921 Vardaman, MS $103,044 Verona, MS $103,873 Wheeler, MS $103,303 Grenada, MS $102,518 Banner, MS $102,961 Big Creek, MS $102,690

Bruce, MS $103,026 Calhoun City, MS $102,901 Carrollton, MS $102,034 Cascilla, MS $102,161 Charleston, MS $102,302 Coffeeville, MS $102,580 Coila, MS $102,045 Cruger, MS $102,279

Duck Hill, MS $102,435 Elliott, MS $102,549 Enid, MS $102,595 Glendora, MS $101,995 Gore Springs, MS $102,621 Greenwood, MS $102,005 Holcomb, MS $102,029 Itta Bena, MS $102,757

Mc Carley, MS $102,167 Minter City, MS $101,789 Money, MS $101,925 Morgan City, MS $102,939 North Carrollton, MS $102,586 Oakland, MS $102,478 Paris, MS $102,963 Philipp, MS $101,709

Pittsboro, MS $103,051 Schlater, MS $101,990 Scobey, MS $102,313 Sidon, MS $102,248 Slate Spring, MS $102,834 Sumner, MS $102,298 Swan Lake, MS $102,030 Swiftown, MS $103,210

Tie Plant, MS $102,522 Tillatoba, MS $102,363 Tippo, MS $101,868 Tutwiler, MS $102,245 Vance, MS $102,081 Water Valley, MS $102,857 Webb, MS $102,157 Winona, MS $102,434

Belzoni, MS $103,698 Benton, MS $103,538 Bentonia, MS $104,278 Bolton, MS $104,708 Brandon, MS $104,715 Braxton, MS $104,539 Camden, MS $103,270 Canton, MS $104,341

Carthage, MS $103,072 Cary, MS $103,533 Clinton, MS $105,038 Conehatta, MS $103,071 Crystal Springs, MS $104,496 Delta City, MS $104,801 D Lo, MS $104,323 Durant, MS $102,629

Edwards, MS $104,435 Ethel, MS $102,492 Fayette, MS $102,827 Flora, MS $104,659 Pocahontas, MS $105,171 Florence, MS $104,927 Meridian, MS $102,869 Bailey, MS $102,730

Buckatunna, MS $102,819 Chunky, MS $102,634 Clara, MS $102,746 Collinsville, MS $102,785 Daleville, MS $102,631 Decatur, MS $102,786 De Kalb, MS $102,653 Enterprise, MS $102,633

Hickory, MS $102,652 Lauderdale, MS $102,756 Lawrence, MS $103,005 Little Rock, MS $102,673 Louin, MS $102,846 Louisville, MS $102,648 Macon, MS $102,908 Marion, MS $103,090

Newton, MS $102,809 Noxapater, MS $102,697 Pachuta, MS $102,574 Paulding, MS $102,553 Philadelphia, MS $102,782 Porterville, MS $102,634 Preston, MS $102,665 Quitman, MS $102,706

Rose Hill, MS $102,495 Scooba, MS $102,872 Sebastopol, MS $103,321 Shubuta, MS $102,619 Shuqualak, MS $102,856 State Line, MS $103,011 Stonewall, MS $102,750 Toomsuba, MS $102,779

Union, MS $102,721 Vossburg, MS $102,595 Waynesboro, MS $102,753 Hattiesburg, MS $102,989 Bassfield, MS $102,912 Bay Springs, MS $102,923 Beaumont, MS $102,873 Brooklyn, MS $103,084

Carriere, MS $104,897 Carson, MS $102,959 Collins, MS $103,052 Columbia, MS $102,901 Eastabuchie, MS $102,795 Ellisville, MS $102,832 Heidelberg, MS $102,667 Laurel, MS $103,151

Leakesville, MS $103,668 Lucedale, MS $104,476 Lumberton, MS $103,364 Mc Lain, MS $103,275 Mc Neill, MS $104,768 Moselle, MS $102,796 Moss, MS $102,735 Neely, MS $103,087

New Augusta, MS $102,665 Nicholson, MS $105,417 Ovett, MS $102,659 Petal, MS $102,954 Picayune, MS $105,319 Poplarville, MS $104,086 Prentiss, MS $103,281 Purvis, MS $102,957

Richton, MS $102,644 Sandersville, MS $102,845 Sandy Hook, MS $102,940 Seminary, MS $102,774 Soso, MS $102,756 Stringer, MS $102,815 Sumrall, MS $102,824 Foxworth, MS $102,869

Gulfport, MS $104,118 Bay Saint Louis, MS $105,077 Plantersville, MS $103,302 Pontotoc, MS $103,584 Randolph, MS $103,199 Rienzi, MS $103,303 Saltillo, MS $103,627 Shannon, MS $103,338

Sherman, MS $103,748 Smithville, MS $102,780 Golden, MS $102,957 Greenwood Springs, MS $102,065 Guntown, MS $103,458 Houlka, MS $103,346 Houston, MS $102,789 Iuka, MS $102,839

Mantachie, MS $103,470 Marietta, MS $103,168 Mooreville, MS $103,664 Nettleton, MS $102,929 New Site, MS $102,946 Okolona, MS $102,695 Lambert, MS $102,364 Forest, MS $103,565

Gallman, MS $104,211 Georgetown, MS $104,275 Goodman, MS $103,164 Harperville, MS $103,483 Harriston, MS $102,873 Harrisville, MS $104,445 Hazlehurst, MS $103,805 Hermanville, MS $103,468

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

$96,936

Average $105,598/year

$114,473

$8,078

Average $8,800/month

$9,539

$1,864

Average $2,031/week

$2,201

$47

Average $51/hour

$55

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$114,473	$9,539	$2,201	$55
Average	$105,598	$8,800	$2,031	$51
25th Percentile	$96,936	$8,078	$1,864	$47

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