Data Science Associate Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Data Science Associate make in Massachusetts?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Science Associate in Massachusetts is $78,899 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,030
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,942 to $85,772
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,519

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Data Science Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,772	$7,148	$1,649	$41
Average	$78,899	$6,575	$1,517	$38
25th Percentile	$72,942	$6,079	$1,403	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Data Science Associate Salaries

A Data Science Associate'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 Science Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data Science Associate'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): $79,312
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,054
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $124,104
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $141,436
Expert (over 8 years): $189,592

Levels	Salary
Data Scie... Level Data Science Associate	$79,312
Data Scie... Level Data Science Associate	$97,054
Data Scie... Level Data Science Associate	$124,104
Data Scie... Level Data Science Associate	$141,436
Data Scie... Level Data Science Associate	$189,592

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How Do Data Science Associate 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 Science Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,269.
California: $79,964.
Massachusetts: $78,899.

District of Columbia $80,269 California $79,964 Massachusetts $78,899 Washington $78,609 New Jersey $78,580 Alaska $78,478 Connecticut $77,478 New York $77,072

Hawaii $75,774 Rhode Island $75,165 Maryland $74,752 Minnesota $74,186 Colorado $73,969 Illinois $73,896 Oregon $73,621 Delaware $73,418

New Hampshire $73,290 Virginia $73,005 Pennsylvania $72,171 Nevada $71,750 North Dakota $71,613 Michigan $71,395 Wisconsin $71,315 Vermont $71,156

Texas $70,714 Maine $70,685 Arizona $70,641 Ohio $70,590 Georgia $69,923 Indiana $69,590 Wyoming $69,525 Utah $69,423

Iowa $69,380 Kansas $69,032 Louisiana $68,930 North Carolina $68,894 Missouri $68,879 Florida $68,597 Montana $68,445 Nebraska $68,300

Kentucky $68,220 South Carolina $67,930 Tennessee $67,749 Idaho $67,676 New Mexico $67,147 Oklahoma $67,031 Alabama $66,603 South Dakota $65,885

Arkansas $65,494 West Virginia $65,284 Mississippi $64,653

Top Paying Cities for Data Science Associates

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:

Agawam: $75,136
Amherst: $74,919
Barre: $75,810

Agawam, MA $75,136 Amherst, MA $74,919 Barre, MA $75,810 Belchertown, MA $75,013 Blandford, MA $74,940 Bondsville, MA $75,042 Brimfield, MA $74,897 Chester, MA $74,179

Chesterfield, MA $74,505 Chicopee, MA $75,136 Cummington, MA $74,179 Easthampton, MA $75,085 East Longmeadow, MA $75,136 East Otis, MA $75,237 Feeding Hills, MA $75,136 Gilbertville, MA $75,520

Goshen, MA $74,484 Granby, MA $75,114 Granville, MA $75,042 Hadley, MA $74,969 Hampden, MA $75,136 Hardwick, MA $75,571 Hatfield, MA $74,940 Haydenville, MA $74,824

Holyoke, MA $75,136 Huntington, MA $74,969 Leeds, MA $74,940 Leverett, MA $74,897 Ludlow, MA $75,136 Monson, MA $75,042 North Amherst, MA $75,042 Northampton, MA $74,991

Florence, MA $74,991 North Hatfield, MA $74,933 Oakham, MA $75,933 Palmer, MA $75,042 Plainfield, MA $74,179 Russell, MA $75,042 Shutesbury, MA $75,013 Southampton, MA $75,114

South Barre, MA $75,861 South Hadley, MA $75,114 Southwick, MA $75,136 Thorndike, MA $75,042 Three Rivers, MA $75,085 Wales, MA $74,897 Ware, MA $75,542 Warren, MA $75,317

West Chesterfield, MA $74,136 Westfield, MA $75,136 West Hatfield, MA $74,897 West Springfield, MA $75,136 West Warren, MA $75,629 Whately, MA $74,774 Wheelwright, MA $75,832 Wilbraham, MA $75,136

Williamsburg, MA $74,795 Woronoco, MA $75,063 Worthington, MA $74,208 Springfield, MA $75,136 Longmeadow, MA $75,136 Indian Orchard, MA $75,136 Pittsfield, MA $74,375 Adams, MA $74,302

Ashley Falls, MA $75,658 Becket, MA $74,302 Berkshire, MA $74,375 Cheshire, MA $74,375 Dalton, MA $74,375 Glendale, MA $74,353 Great Barrington, MA $74,157 Hinsdale, MA $74,375

Housatonic, MA $74,252 Lanesboro, MA $74,375 Lee, MA $74,353 Lenox, MA $74,375 Lenox Dale, MA $74,375 Middlefield, MA $74,281 Mill River, MA $75,020 Monterey, MA $74,157

North Adams, MA $74,208 North Egremont, MA $74,317 Otis, MA $74,136 Richmond, MA $74,375 Sandisfield, MA $75,303 Savoy, MA $74,281 Sheffield, MA $75,187 South Egremont, MA $74,462

Southfield, MA $75,549 South Lee, MA $74,353 Stockbridge, MA $74,353 Tyringham, MA $74,252 West Stockbridge, MA $74,324 Williamstown, MA $74,208 Windsor, MA $74,353 Greenfield, MA $74,556

Ashfield, MA $74,223 Athol, MA $75,897 Bernardston, MA $74,527 Buckland, MA $74,121 Charlemont, MA $73,947 Colrain, MA $74,194 Conway, MA $74,447 Deerfield, MA $74,578

Drury, MA $73,737 Erving, MA $75,042 Heath, MA $73,947 Lake Pleasant, MA $74,708 Millers Falls, MA $74,643 Monroe Bridge, MA $73,664 Montague, MA $74,708 Gill, MA $74,984

New Salem, MA $75,274 Northfield, MA $74,984 Orange, MA $75,643 Petersham, MA $75,883 Rowe, MA $73,780 Royalston, MA $76,013 Shelburne Falls, MA $74,186 South Deerfield, MA $74,694

Sunderland, MA $74,759 Turners Falls, MA $74,643 Warwick, MA $75,651 Wendell, MA $74,984 Wendell Depot, MA $75,252 Fitchburg, MA $76,615 Ashburnham, MA $76,260 Ashby, MA $77,637

Ayer, MA $77,833 Devens, MA $77,775 Baldwinville, MA $76,136 East Templeton, MA $76,158 Gardner, MA $76,296 Westminster, MA $76,296 Groton, MA $77,905 Harvard, MA $77,898

Hubbardston, MA $75,832 Leominster, MA $75,861 Littleton, MA $78,021 Lunenburg, MA $77,666 Pepperell, MA $77,905 Shirley, MA $77,746 Still River, MA $77,855 Templeton, MA $76,158

Townsend, MA $77,768 West Groton, MA $77,804 West Townsend, MA $77,739 Winchendon, MA $75,991 Winchendon Springs, MA $75,977 Auburn, MA $76,028 North Dartmouth, MA $76,492 South Dartmouth, MA $76,492

North Attleboro, MA $75,107 Plainville, MA $75,056 Attleboro Falls, MA $75,078 North Dighton, MA $75,034 Norton, MA $78,420 Raynham, MA $78,442 Raynham Center, MA $78,442 Rehoboth, MA $75,129

Rochester, MA $76,492 Seekonk, MA $75,129 Swansea, MA $75,056 Berkley, MA $76,535 Taunton, MA $78,369 Westport, MA $76,492 Westport Point, MA $76,492 Berlin, MA $75,977

Cataumet, MA $76,325 Blackstone, MA $75,034 Boylston, MA $76,028 Brookfield, MA $75,883 Charlton, MA $75,977 Charlton City, MA $75,977 Charlton Depot, MA $75,977 Clinton, MA $75,977

East Brookfield, MA $75,955 Douglas, MA $75,904 East Princeton, MA $75,933 Fiskdale, MA $75,810 Grafton, MA $76,028 Holden, MA $76,028 Holland, MA $75,774 Jefferson, MA $76,028

Lancaster, MA $75,904 Leicester, MA $76,028 Linwood, MA $75,861 Manchaug, MA $76,028 Millbury, MA $76,028 Millville, MA $74,962 New Braintree, MA $75,861 Northborough, MA $76,028

Northbridge, MA $76,006 North Brookfield, MA $75,933 North Grafton, MA $76,028 North Oxford, MA $76,028 North Uxbridge, MA $75,861 Oxford, MA $76,006 Princeton, MA $75,955 Rochdale, MA $76,028

Rutland, MA $76,028 Shrewsbury, MA $76,028 Southbridge, MA $75,861 South Grafton, MA $76,028 South Lancaster, MA $75,955 Spencer, MA $76,028 Sterling, MA $75,977 Sturbridge, MA $75,832

Upton, MA $75,977 Uxbridge, MA $75,883 Webster, MA $75,883 Dudley, MA $75,883 Westborough, MA $76,028 West Boylston, MA $76,028 West Brookfield, MA $75,861 West Millbury, MA $76,028

Whitinsville, MA $75,977 Sutton, MA $76,028 Worcester, MA $76,028 East Walpole, MA $78,442 Cherry Valley, MA $76,028 Paxton, MA $76,028 Framingham, MA $78,224 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $78,021

Boxborough, MA $77,971 Acton, MA $77,971 Ashland, MA $75,832 Bedford, MA $78,000 Hanscom Afb, MA $79,377 Bolton, MA $75,883 Carlisle, MA $78,021 Concord, MA $77,949

Fayville, MA $75,883 Holliston, MA $78,174 Hopedale, MA $75,861 Hopkinton, MA $75,904 Hudson, MA $75,904 Marlborough, MA $75,933 Maynard, MA $77,876 Mendon, MA $75,861

Milford, MA $75,861 Natick, MA $80,733 Sherborn, MA $80,689 Southborough, MA $75,904 Foxboro, MA $78,442 Franklin, MA $76,608 Greenbush, MA $78,297 Green Harbor, MA $78,275

Hingham, MA $79,580 Hull, MA $80,856 Humarock, MA $78,297 Mansfield, MA $78,442 Marshfield, MA $78,275 Marshfield Hills, MA $78,275 Medfield, MA $79,515 Medway, MA $78,224

Millis, MA $78,275 Minot, MA $78,297 Norfolk, MA $78,348 North Marshfield, MA $78,275 North Scituate, MA $78,275 Norwell, MA $78,348 Norwood, MA $78,442 Ocean Bluff, MA $78,275

Scituate, MA $78,275 Sharon, MA $78,442 Sheldonville, MA $76,644 South Walpole, MA $78,391 Stoughton, MA $78,442 Walpole, MA $78,420 Westwood, MA $79,587 Wrentham, MA $78,319

Boston, MA $80,856 Roxbury, MA $80,856 Roxbury Crossing, MA $80,856 Dorchester, MA $80,856 Dorchester Center, MA $80,856 Mattapan, MA $80,856 Charlestown, MA $80,856 Jamaica Plain, MA $80,856

Roslindale, MA $80,856 West Roxbury, MA $80,856 Allston, MA $80,856 Brighton, MA $80,856 Hyde Park, MA $80,856 Readville, MA $80,856 Cambridge, MA $80,856 Somerville, MA $80,856

Malden, MA $80,856 Everett, MA $80,856 Chelsea, MA $80,856 Revere, MA $80,856 Winthrop, MA $80,856 Medford, MA $80,856 West Medford, MA $80,856 Quincy, MA $80,856

Melrose, MA $80,856 Stoneham, MA $80,856 Braintree, MA $78,442 Milton, MA $80,856 Milton Village, MA $80,856 Weymouth, MA $78,442 East Weymouth, MA $78,442 South Weymouth, MA $78,442

North Weymouth, MA $78,442 East Boston, MA $80,856 Brockton, MA $78,442 Avon, MA $78,442 Bridgewater, MA $78,442 Bryantville, MA $78,391 Carver, MA $77,238 Duxbury, MA $78,224

East Bridgewater, MA $78,442 Easton, MA $78,442 Elmwood, MA $78,442 Halifax, MA $78,391 Hanover, MA $78,391 Hanson, MA $78,442 Holbrook, MA $78,442 Middleboro, MA $77,311

Manomet, MA $77,449 Lakeville, MA $76,368 Monponsett, MA $78,420 Abington, MA $78,442 North Carver, MA $78,275 North Easton, MA $78,442 North Pembroke, MA $78,369 Pembroke, MA $78,391

Plymouth, MA $77,557 Kingston, MA $78,246 South Carver, MA $76,296 Plympton, MA $78,319 Randolph, MA $78,442 Rockland, MA $78,442 South Easton, MA $78,442 West Bridgewater, MA $78,442

White Horse Beach, MA $77,499 Whitman, MA $78,442 Lexington, MA $80,856 Brookline, MA $80,856 Brookline Village, MA $80,856 Waltham, MA $80,856 North Waltham, MA $80,856 New Town, MA $80,856

Babson Park, MA $80,856 Newton, MA $80,856 Newton Center, MA $80,856 Newtonville, MA $80,856 Newton Highlands, MA $80,856 Newton Lower Falls, MA $80,856 Newton Upper Falls, MA $80,856 West Newton, MA $80,856

Auburndale, MA $80,856 Chestnut Hill, MA $80,856 Waban, MA $80,856 Watertown, MA $80,856 Arlington, MA $80,856 Arlington Heights, MA $80,856 Belmont, MA $80,856 Waverley, MA $80,856

Wellesley Hills, MA $80,856 Wellesley, MA $80,834 Needham, MA $80,856 Weston, MA $80,856 Needham Heights, MA $80,856 Nonantum, MA $80,856 Buzzards Bay, MA $76,274 Lincoln, MA $80,805

Stow, MA $77,876 Sudbury, MA $80,689 Wayland, MA $80,733 Woodville, MA $75,955 Woburn, MA $80,856 Burlington, MA $79,406 Andover, MA $76,796 Billerica, MA $78,021

Chelmsford, MA $78,021 Dracut, MA $78,021 Dunstable, MA $77,905 Haverhill, MA $76,796 Georgetown, MA $76,796 Groveland, MA $76,796 Lawrence, MA $76,796 Methuen, MA $76,796

North Andover, MA $76,796 Lowell, MA $78,021 Merrimac, MA $76,745 North Billerica, MA $78,021 North Chelmsford, MA $78,021 North Reading, MA $76,745 Nutting Lake, MA $78,021 Pinehurst, MA $78,021

Reading, MA $78,478 Tewksbury, MA $78,021 Tyngsboro, MA $78,021 Wakefield, MA $80,834 West Boxford, MA $76,796 Westford, MA $78,021 Wilmington, MA $77,398 Winchester, MA $80,856

Lynn, MA $80,856 Saugus, MA $80,856 Swampscott, MA $80,805 Nahant, MA $80,856 Amesbury, MA $76,405 Beverly, MA $80,660 Boxford, MA $76,796 Byfield, MA $76,745

Danvers, MA $76,673 Essex, MA $77,463 Gloucester, MA $77,579 Hamilton, MA $76,629 Hathorne, MA $76,673 Chilmark, MA $76,078 East Falmouth, MA $76,448 East Sandwich, MA $76,724

East Wareham, MA $76,296 Edgartown, MA $76,129 Falmouth, MA $76,325 Woods Hole, MA $76,325 Menemsha, MA $76,129 Monument Beach, MA $76,296 Nantucket, MA $76,129 North Falmouth, MA $76,347

Oak Bluffs, MA $76,151 Onset, MA $76,347 Pocasset, MA $76,325 Sagamore, MA $76,883 Sagamore Beach, MA $76,883 Sandwich, MA $76,731 Siasconset, MA $76,129 Silver Beach, MA $76,347

Vineyard Haven, MA $76,216 Wareham, MA $76,368 West Chop, MA $76,216 West Falmouth, MA $76,347 West Tisbury, MA $76,129 West Wareham, MA $76,397 Hyannis, MA $76,245 Barnstable, MA $76,499

Brewster, MA $76,129 Centerville, MA $76,470 Chatham, MA $76,129 Cotuit, MA $76,521 Ipswich, MA $76,629 Cummaquid, MA $76,267 Lynnfield, MA $78,739 Manchester, MA $77,760

Marblehead, MA $80,711 Middleton, MA $76,774 Newburyport, MA $76,651 Newbury, MA $76,796 Salisbury, MA $76,158 Peabody, MA $80,762 Prides Crossing, MA $78,623 Rockport, MA $77,572

Rowley, MA $76,673 Salem, MA $80,762 South Hamilton, MA $76,629 Topsfield, MA $76,745 Wenham, MA $76,651 West Newbury, MA $76,796 Accord, MA $78,442 Bellingham, MA $74,911

Brant Rock, MA $78,116 Canton, MA $78,442 Cohasset, MA $79,508 Dedham, MA $80,856 Dover, MA $80,784 East Mansfield, MA $78,442 Dennis, MA $76,129 Dennis Port, MA $76,129

East Dennis, MA $76,129 Eastham, MA $76,129 East Orleans, MA $76,129 Forestdale, MA $76,629 Harwich, MA $76,129 Harwich Port, MA $76,129 Hyannis Port, MA $76,238 Marstons Mills, MA $76,600

Mashpee, MA $76,651 North Chatham, MA $76,129 North Eastham, MA $77,108 North Truro, MA $78,079 Orleans, MA $76,129 Osterville, MA $76,376 Provincetown, MA $77,934 South Chatham, MA $76,129

South Dennis, MA $76,129 South Harwich, MA $76,129 South Orleans, MA $76,129 South Wellfleet, MA $77,108 South Yarmouth, MA $76,129 Truro, MA $77,108 Wellfleet, MA $77,108 West Barnstable, MA $76,637

West Chatham, MA $76,129 West Dennis, MA $76,129 West Harwich, MA $76,129 West Hyannisport, MA $76,405 West Yarmouth, MA $76,129 Yarmouth Port, MA $76,129 Assonet, MA $76,441 Attleboro, MA $75,129

Chartley, MA $78,442 Cuttyhunk, MA $76,368 Dartmouth, MA $76,492 Dighton, MA $75,680 East Freetown, MA $76,492 East Taunton, MA $78,319 Fairhaven, MA $76,492 Fall River, MA $76,492

Somerset, MA $76,419 Marion, MA $76,492 Mattapoisett, MA $76,492 New Bedford, MA $76,492 Acushnet, MA $76,492

Data Science Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Data Science Associate'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 March 01, 2026

$72,942

Average $78,899/year

$85,772

$6,079

Average $6,575/month

$7,148

$1,403

Average $1,517/week

$1,649

$35

Average $38/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,772	$7,148	$1,649	$41
Average	$78,899	$6,575	$1,517	$38
25th Percentile	$72,942	$6,079	$1,403	$35

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