What are the main factors that influence a Data Science Intern's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Data Science Intern's salary?

A Data Science Intern's salary grows with experience: starting around $72,813 for beginners, reaching about $74,387 at mid-level, and approach $75,420 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Data Science Intern?

Data Science Intern salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Data Science Intern roles are District of Columbia $80,619, California $80,313, Massachusetts $79,243. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Data Science Intern roles make?

Salaries for Data Science Intern level roles vary by specialization: SVP of Data Science: $389,186; VP of Data Science: $308,308; Data Science Director: $236,930; Data Science Senior Manager: $194,318; Data Science Architect: $167,655.

How do different companies affect a Data Science Intern's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Data Science Intern roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Data Science Intern Salary in the United States

How much does a Data Science Intern make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Science Intern in the United States is $72,813 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,900
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,015 to $79,140
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,646

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Data Science Intern Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,140	$6,595	$1,522	$38
Average	$72,813	$6,068	$1,400	$35
25th Percentile	$68,015	$5,668	$1,308	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Data Science Intern Salaries

A Data Science Intern'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Data Science Intern Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data Science Intern'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): $72,813
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,147
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $74,387
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $75,213
Expert (over 8 years): $75,420

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Data Science Intern	$72,813
Intermediate Level Data Science Intern	$73,147
Senior Level Data Science Intern	$74,387
Specialist Level Data Science Intern	$75,213
Expert Level Data Science Intern	$75,420

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

District of Columbia: $80,619.
California: $80,313.
Massachusetts: $79,243.

District of Columbia $80,619 California $80,313 Massachusetts $79,243 Washington $78,952 New Jersey $78,922 Alaska $78,821 Connecticut $77,816 New York $77,408

Hawaii $76,105 Rhode Island $75,493 Maryland $75,078 Minnesota $74,510 Colorado $74,292 Illinois $74,219 Oregon $73,942 Delaware $73,738

New Hampshire $73,610 Virginia $73,323 Pennsylvania $72,486 Nevada $72,063 North Dakota $71,925 Michigan $71,707 Wisconsin $71,627 Vermont $71,466

Texas $71,022 Maine $70,993 Arizona $70,949 Ohio $70,898 Georgia $70,229 Indiana $69,894 Wyoming $69,828 Utah $69,726

Iowa $69,682 Kansas $69,333 Louisiana $69,231 North Carolina $69,195 Missouri $69,180 Florida $68,896 Montana $68,743 Nebraska $68,598

Kentucky $68,517 South Carolina $68,226 Tennessee $68,044 Idaho $67,971 New Mexico $67,440 Oklahoma $67,323 Alabama $66,894 South Dakota $66,173

Arkansas $65,780 West Virginia $65,568 Mississippi $64,935

Top Paying Cities for Data Science Interns

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:

San Jose: $91,840
San Francisco: $90,937
Oakland: $88,920

San Jose, CA $91,840

San Francisco, CA $90,937

Oakland, CA $88,920

New York, NY $84,383

Queens Village, NY $83,837

Paramus, NJ $83,255

Passaic, NJ $83,182

Bergenfield, NJ $83,109

Stamford, CT $83,000

Huntington, NY $82,927

Newark, NJ $82,454

Bridgeport, CT $82,308

New Brunswick, NJ $82,068

Vallejo, CA $81,915

Middlesex, NJ $81,871

Somerset, NJ $81,806

Petaluma, CA $81,638

Santa Cruz, CA $81,354

Boston, MA $81,209

Monterey, CA $80,845

Fairbanks, AK $80,794

Los Angeles, CA $80,655

Washington, DC $80,619

Seattle, WA $80,488

Santa Rosa, CA $80,473

Juneau, AK $80,262

Orange, CA $80,022

Anchorage, AK $79,891

Anaheim, CA $79,840

Santa Ana, CA $79,731

Nassau, NY $79,687

Long Beach, CA $79,658

Danbury, CT $79,636

Santa Maria, CA $79,388

Everett, WA $79,374

Bremerton, WA $79,017

Trenton, NJ $78,879

Sacramento, CA $78,850

San Diego, CA $78,813

Brockton, MA $78,784

Tacoma, WA $78,755

Santa Barbara, CA $78,653

Lowell, MA $78,362

New Suffolk, NY $78,333

Nashua, NH $78,245

Lompoc, CA $78,129

Ventura, CA $78,056

Stockton, CA $78,034

New Haven, CT $77,888

Atlantic City, NJ $77,699

Hartford, CT $77,539

Modesto, CA $77,503

Poughkeepsie, NY $77,342

New Britain, CT $77,306

Olympia, WA $77,204

Kennewick, WA $77,204

New London, CT $77,189

Norwich, CT $77,168

Lawrence, MA $77,131

Bakersfield, CA $76,927

Riverside, CA $76,825

New Bedford, MA $76,825

Richland, WA $76,753

Portsmouth, NH $76,694

Vineland, NJ $76,680

San Bernardino, CA $76,622

Boulder, CO $76,418

Worcester, MA $76,359

Portland, OR $76,294

Saint Paul, MN $76,207

Minneapolis, MN $76,207

Philadelphia, PA $76,105

Honolulu, HI $75,719

Springfield, MA $75,464

Providence, RI $75,457

Chicago, IL $75,245

Bellingham, WA $75,158

Baltimore, MD $75,078

Chico, CA $74,896

Wilmington, DE $74,772

Pittsfield, MA $74,699

Manchester, NH $74,561

Spokane, WA $74,241

Denver, CO $74,233

Albany, NY $73,891

Troy, NY $73,862

Schenectady, NY $73,709

Burlington, VT $73,549

Portland, ME $73,294

Salem, OR $73,236

Yakima, WA $73,221

Ann Arbor, MI $73,199

Rochester, MN $72,995

Fresno, CA $72,959

Reno, NV $72,959

Milwaukee, WI $72,893

Detroit, MI $72,821

Allentown, PA $72,799

Carson City, NV $72,792

Houston, TX $72,682

Colorado Springs, CO $72,675

Syracuse, NY $72,639

Eugene, OR $72,500

Bismarck, ND $72,413

Gary, IN $72,413

Galveston, TX $72,413

Springfield, OR $72,355

Medford, OR $72,180

Fort Collins, CO $72,151

Austin, TX $72,093

Mesa, AZ $71,940

Phoenix, AZ $71,925

Dallas, TX $71,903

Reading, PA $71,860

Saint Cloud, MN $71,830

Concord, NH $71,765

Madison, WI $71,736

Utica, NY $71,539

Raleigh, NC $71,481

Las Vegas, NV $71,474

Rochester, NY $71,423

Des Moines, IA $71,415

Atlanta, GA $71,299

Battle Creek, MI $71,277

Salt Lake City, UT $71,255

Lancaster, PA $71,146

Champaign, IL $71,131

Harrisburg, PA $71,044

Durham, NC $70,979

Kansas City, MO $70,971

Kansas City, KS $70,957

Fort Worth, TX $70,949

Boca Raton, FL $70,920

Cleveland, OH $70,913

Columbus, OH $70,898

Pittsburgh, PA $70,891

Richmond, VA $70,862

Indianapolis, IN $70,847

Cincinnati, OH $70,753

Petersburg, VA $70,644

Billings, MT $70,483

Lansing, MI $70,483

Huntsville, AL $70,483

Lebanon, PA $70,476

Dayton, OH $70,469

Pueblo, CO $70,469

Appleton, WI $70,447

Buffalo, NY $70,418

Racine, WI $70,381

Charlotte, NC $70,374

Saint Louis, MO $70,352

Springfield, IL $70,323

Elkhart, IN $70,309

York, PA $70,309

Gastonia, NC $70,301

Benton Harbor, MI $70,301

Beaumont, TX $70,258

Lorain, OH $70,243

Toledo, OH $70,214

Binghamton, NY $70,178

Rock Hill, SC $70,170

Rockford, IL $70,134

Fargo, ND $70,097

Elyria, OH $70,097

Flagstaff, AZ $70,046

Fort Lauderdale, FL $70,003

Miami, FL $69,959

Duluth, MN $69,843

Bangor, ME $69,748

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,668

Louisville, KY $69,631

Grand Rapids, MI $69,617

Hialeah, FL $69,610

Casper, WY $69,508

Scranton, PA $69,420

New Orleans, LA $69,398

Virginia Beach, VA $69,391

Akron, OH $69,355

Peoria, IL $69,260

Sarasota, FL $69,246

Green Bay, WI $69,195

Baton Rouge, LA $69,158

Charleston, SC $69,144

Nashville, TN $69,122

Jamestown, NY $69,107

Davenport, IA $69,107

Tucson, AZ $69,071

Cheyenne, WY $69,049

Saint Petersburg, FL $69,027

Tampa, FL $69,013

Omaha, NE $68,998

Port Arthur, TX $68,969

Evansville, IN $68,969

Bradenton, FL $68,940

Santa Fe, NM $68,809

Orlando, FL $68,736

Clearwater, FL $68,656

Canton, OH $68,503

La Crosse, WI $68,503

Grand Forks, ND $68,481

Albuquerque, NM $68,459

Tulsa, OK $68,459

Newport News, VA $68,452

High Point, NC $68,430

Ogden, UT $68,401

Corpus Christi, TX $68,343

Laramie, WY $68,299

Norfolk, VA $68,299

Rock Island, IL $68,255

Saginaw, MI $68,241

Jacksonville, FL $68,233

Salisbury, NC $68,219

Memphis, TN $68,204

Moline, IL $68,168

Fort Myers, FL $68,146

Waterloo, IA $68,051

Spartanburg, SC $67,979

Lincoln, NE $67,942

Fort Wayne, IN $67,928

Birmingham, AL $67,848

Cedar Falls, IA $67,833

Provo, UT $67,826

Springfield, OH $67,818

San Antonio, TX $67,804

Greensboro, NC $67,775

South Bend, IN $67,767

Winston Salem, NC $67,760

Boise, ID $67,738

Savannah, GA $67,687

Muskegon, MI $67,556

Lima, OH $67,469

Lake Charles, LA $67,440

Anderson, IN $67,425

Lexington, KY $67,403

Augusta, GA $67,382

Greenville, SC $67,382

Wichita, KS $67,316

Tuscaloosa, AL $67,316

Columbia, SC $67,250

Bloomington, IN $67,068

Roanoke, VA $67,025

Asheville, NC $66,930

Knoxville, TN $66,806

Shreveport, LA $66,799

Wilmington, NC $66,704

Frankfort, KY $66,566

Oklahoma City, OK $66,515

Chillicothe, OH $66,486

Longview, TX $66,479

Topeka, KS $66,457

Mobile, AL $66,348

Terre Haute, IN $66,318

Erie, PA $66,311

Altoona, PA $66,275

Melbourne, FL $66,253

Amarillo, TX $66,224

Killeen, TX $66,202

Fayetteville, AR $66,144

Sioux Falls, SD $66,093

Chattanooga, TN $66,049

Idaho Falls, ID $66,042

Gainesville, FL $65,889

Portsmouth, OH $65,852

Little Rock, AR $65,838

Lynchburg, VA $65,838

Lafayette, LA $65,809

Youngstown, OH $65,809

Temple, TX $65,780

Daytona Beach, FL $65,765

Clarksville, TN $65,758

Pensacola, FL $65,751

Hopkinsville, KY $65,532

Charleston, WV $65,525

Florence, SC $65,488

Sioux City, IA $65,445

Macon, GA $65,234

Tallahassee, FL $65,226

Fayetteville, NC $65,212

Waco, TX $65,197

Wichita Falls, TX $65,197

Pine Bluff, AR $65,168

Vincennes, IN $65,030

Lubbock, TX $65,001

Great Falls, MT $64,957

Alamogordo, NM $64,950

Abilene, TX $64,891

Rapid City, SD $64,797

Monroe, LA $64,797

Albany, GA $64,753

Huntington, WV $64,746

Jackson, MS $64,738

Greenville, MS $64,731

Parkersburg, WV $64,658

Montgomery, AL $64,644

Johnstown, PA $64,629

Springfield, MO $64,571

Biloxi, MS $64,535

Sumter, SC $64,382

Columbus, GA $64,374

Twin Falls, ID $64,331

Pascagoula, MS $64,236

Kingsport, TN $64,047

Gulfport, MS $64,025

Alexandria, LA $63,785

Fort Smith, AR $63,603

El Paso, TX $63,406

Helena, MT $63,311

Las Cruces, NM $63,078

Harlingen, TX $62,874

Pocatello, ID $62,809

Florence, AL $62,787

Brownsville, TX $62,772

Dothan, AL $62,656

Mcallen, TX $62,620

Columbus, MS $62,081

Altus, OK $61,746

Lawton, OK $61,607

Pierre, SD $61,345

What Skills Can Increase a Data Science Intern's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 9.73% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Installation (Mentioned in 1.87% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.
ERP (Mentioned in 1.28% Job Postings): Enterprise resource planning (ERP) refers to a type of software that organizations use to manage day-to-day business activities such as accounting, procurement, project management, risk management and compliance, and supply chain operations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	9.73%
Installation	1.87%
ERP	1.28%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Data Science Intern's salary.

Billing: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Billing	$80,823	11%
Process Improvement	$76,454	5%
Leadership	$75,726	4%
Consulting	$75,726	4%
Commitment	$75,726	4%
Innovation	$74,998	3%

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How Education impacts a Data Science Intern's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Data Science Interns enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Data Science Intern with a Associate's Degree is between $67,935 and $71,918).

Data Science Intern Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Data Science Intern

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 8.6%

Associates 11.3%

Bachelors 57.6%

Masters 21.0%

Doctorate 0.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	8.6%
Associates	11.3%
Bachelors	57.6%
Masters	21.0%
Doctorate	0.9%

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

Understanding how a Data Science Intern'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 January 01, 2026

$68,015

Average $72,813/year

$79,140

$5,668

Average $6,068/month

$6,595

$1,308

Average $1,400/week

$1,522

$33

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,140	$6,595	$1,522	$38
Average	$72,813	$6,068	$1,400	$35
25th Percentile	$68,015	$5,668	$1,308	$33

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Salaries for a Data Science Intern can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $66,255 in 2023 to around $64,097 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Data Science Intern salary trends, .

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