Data Science Specialist Salary in Colorado

How much does a Data Science Specialist make in Colorado?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Science Specialist in Colorado is $131,239 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $63.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $148,841
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $124,082 to $140,452
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $117,565

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Data Science Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$140,452	$11,704	$2,701	$68
Average	$131,239	$10,937	$2,524	$63
25th Percentile	$124,082	$10,340	$2,386	$60

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Key Factors That Influence Data Science Specialist Salaries

A Data Science Specialist'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 Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data Science Specialist'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): $90,389
Early Career (1-2 years): $115,597
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $131,737
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $176,612
Expert (over 8 years): $182,798

Levels	Salary
Data Scie... Level Data Science Specialist	$90,389
Data Scie... Level Data Science Specialist	$115,597
Data Scie... Level Data Science Specialist	$131,737
Data Scie... Level Data Science Specialist	$176,612
Data Scie... Level Data Science Specialist	$182,798

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

District of Columbia: $142,417.
California: $141,877.
Massachusetts: $139,986.

District of Columbia $142,417 California $141,877 Massachusetts $139,986 Washington $139,471 New Jersey $139,420 Alaska $139,240 Connecticut $137,465 New York $136,744

Hawaii $134,442 Rhode Island $133,362 Maryland $132,628 Minnesota $131,625 Colorado $131,239 Illinois $131,111 Oregon $130,622 Delaware $130,262

New Hampshire $130,035 Virginia $129,528 Pennsylvania $128,049 Nevada $127,303 North Dakota $127,059 Michigan $126,673 Wisconsin $126,531 Vermont $126,248

Texas $125,464 Maine $125,412 Arizona $125,335 Ohio $125,245 Georgia $124,062 Indiana $123,470 Wyoming $123,354 Utah $123,174

Iowa $123,097 Kansas $122,480 Louisiana $122,300 North Carolina $122,235 Missouri $122,209 Florida $121,708 Montana $121,438 Nebraska $121,180

Kentucky $121,039 South Carolina $120,524 Tennessee $120,203 Idaho $120,074 New Mexico $119,135 Oklahoma $118,929 Alabama $118,171 South Dakota $116,897

Arkansas $116,203 West Virginia $115,830 Mississippi $114,710

Top Paying Cities for Data Science Specialists

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: $128,669
Hygiene: $133,142
Johnstown: $128,956

Glen Haven, CO $128,669 Hygiene, CO $133,142 Johnstown, CO $128,956 Laporte, CO $127,527 Livermore, CO $127,113 Loveland, CO $128,553 Lyons, CO $132,907 Masonville, CO $127,608

Mead, CO $130,421 Milliken, CO $128,777 Niwot, CO $134,186 Red Feather Lakes, CO $127,463 Severance, CO $127,710 Timnath, CO $127,545 Wellington, CO $126,831 Windsor, CO $127,729

Brighton, CO $130,894 Ault, CO $127,486 Briggsdale, CO $127,521 Carr, CO $125,327 Eastlake, CO $131,235 Eaton, CO $127,888 Evans, CO $128,539 Fort Lupton, CO $130,521

Galeton, CO $127,901 Gilcrest, CO $129,242 Gill, CO $128,111 Greeley, CO $128,223 Henderson, CO $131,098 Hudson, CO $130,092 Keenesburg, CO $129,464 Kersey, CO $128,126

La Salle, CO $129,019 Lucerne, CO $128,085 Nunn, CO $127,081 Orchard, CO $127,505 Pierce, CO $127,567 Ohio City, CO $128,879 Parlin, CO $128,273 Penrose, CO $127,153

Pitkin, CO $128,719 Poncha Springs, CO $127,847 Powderhorn, CO $128,005 Rockvale, CO $126,575 Sargents, CO $127,631 Twin Lakes, CO $131,846 Westcliffe, CO $126,646 Wetmore, CO $125,832

Durango, CO $128,364 Cahone, CO $128,048 Cortez, CO $127,951 Dolores, CO $128,256 Dove Creek, CO $127,921 Egnar, CO $127,991 Hesperus, CO $127,243 Lewis, CO $128,274

Mancos, CO $127,949 Marvel, CO $127,239 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $127,286 Pleasant View, CO $127,680 Rico, CO $128,287 Towaoc, CO $127,418 Yellow Jacket, CO $128,121 Montrose, CO $128,767

Austin, CO $128,934 Bedrock, CO $127,959 Cedaredge, CO $129,065 Cory, CO $128,903 Crawford, CO $128,538 Delta, CO $128,764 Eckert, CO $128,966 Hotchkiss, CO $128,887

Lazear, CO $128,790 Naturita, CO $128,219 Norwood, CO $128,269 Nucla, CO $128,416 Olathe, CO $128,623 Ophir, CO $128,408 Ouray, CO $128,387 Paonia, CO $129,478

Paradox, CO $128,030 Placerville, CO $128,290 Redvale, CO $128,330 Ridgway, CO $128,369 Silverton, CO $128,153 Somerset, CO $129,871 Telluride, CO $128,432 Grand Junction, CO $129,559

Platteville, CO $129,528 Roggen, CO $128,192 Weldona, CO $127,203 Wiggins, CO $127,883 Fort Morgan, CO $127,254 Log Lane Village, CO $127,671 Akron, CO $126,332 Amherst, CO $125,927

Atwood, CO $126,774 Brush, CO $126,765 Crook, CO $126,414 Eckley, CO $126,016 Fleming, CO $126,656 Grover, CO $126,556 Haxtun, CO $126,630 Hereford, CO $125,748

Hillrose, CO $126,890 Holyoke, CO $126,247 Idalia, CO $125,614 Iliff, CO $126,746 Julesburg, CO $126,236 Lindon, CO $125,790 Merino, CO $126,885 New Raymer, CO $126,857

Otis, CO $126,445 Ovid, CO $126,279 Padroni, CO $126,425 Paoli, CO $126,632 Peetz, CO $126,390 Sedgwick, CO $126,326 Snyder, CO $126,790 Sterling, CO $126,992

Stoneham, CO $126,863 Vernon, CO $125,734 Woodrow, CO $126,053 Wray, CO $125,985 Yuma, CO $126,407 Anton, CO $125,823 Arapahoe, CO $124,831 Arriba, CO $125,284

Bethune, CO $125,469 Burlington, CO $125,352 Calhan, CO $127,335 Cascade, CO $128,382 Cheyenne Wells, CO $125,012 Cope, CO $125,763 Cripple Creek, CO $128,140 Divide, CO $128,209

Flagler, CO $125,412 Florissant, CO $128,104 Fountain, CO $127,324 Genoa, CO $125,369 Green Mountain Falls, CO $128,350 Guffey, CO $127,967 Hugo, CO $124,601 Joes, CO $125,888

Karval, CO $123,878 Kirk, CO $125,784 Kit Carson, CO $124,857 Limon, CO $126,125 Lake George, CO $128,297 Manitou Springs, CO $128,382 Matheson, CO $126,032 Peyton, CO $127,936

Ramah, CO $125,218 Rush, CO $125,516 Seibert, CO $125,360 Simla, CO $126,606 Stratton, CO $125,484 U S A F Academy, CO $128,375 Victor, CO $128,083 Vona, CO $125,433

Wild Horse, CO $124,616 Woodland Park, CO $128,277 Yoder, CO $126,000 Colorado Springs, CO $128,384 Clifton, CO $129,478 Fruita, CO $129,157 Gateway, CO $128,247 Glade Park, CO $128,691

Loma, CO $129,203 Mack, CO $128,860 Palisade, CO $129,244 Whitewater, CO $128,682 Glenwood Springs, CO $130,808 Dinosaur, CO $128,647 Aspen, CO $133,259 Snowmass Village, CO $133,253

Avon, CO $132,057 Basalt, CO $132,834 Carbondale, CO $132,340 Collbran, CO $129,117 Craig, CO $130,065 De Beque, CO $129,101 Eagle, CO $131,517 Edwards, CO $131,799

Parachute, CO $129,774 Battlement Mesa, CO $129,654 Gypsum, CO $130,862 Hamilton, CO $130,619 Hayden, CO $130,250 Maybell, CO $128,808 Meeker, CO $130,631 Meredith, CO $132,398

Mesa, CO $129,054 Minturn, CO $131,655 Molina, CO $128,977 New Castle, CO $130,357 Rangely, CO $129,171 Red Cliff, CO $131,638 Rifle, CO $130,034 Silt, CO $129,981

Slater, CO $129,446 Snowmass, CO $132,986 Wolcott, CO $131,595 Woody Creek, CO $133,250 Vail, CO $132,219 Pueblo, CO $124,486 Colorado City, CO $125,338 Aguilar, CO $125,884

Arlington, CO $123,668 Avondale, CO $124,819 Beulah, CO $125,345 Boncarbo, CO $125,946 Boone, CO $125,223 Branson, CO $124,916 Campo, CO $124,453 Cheraw, CO $124,692

Crowley, CO $124,958 Eads, CO $124,781 Fort Lyon, CO $124,643 Fowler, CO $125,001 Gardner, CO $126,224 Granada, CO $125,061 Hartman, CO $125,300 Hasty, CO $124,917

Haswell, CO $124,179 Hoehne, CO $125,743 Holly, CO $124,906 Kim, CO $124,787 La Junta, CO $124,868 Lamar, CO $125,249 Las Animas, CO $124,799 La Veta, CO $126,444

Mc Clave, CO $124,936 Manzanola, CO $124,772 Model, CO $124,962 Olney Springs, CO $124,558 Ordway, CO $123,938 Pritchett, CO $124,794 Rocky Ford, CO $124,592 Rye, CO $125,529

Sheridan Lake, CO $124,830 Springfield, CO $125,050 Sugar City, CO $123,606 Swink, CO $124,743 Trinchera, CO $125,204 Trinidad, CO $125,747 Two Buttes, CO $125,043 Vilas, CO $125,024

Walsenburg, CO $125,778 Walsh, CO $124,893 Weston, CO $126,184 Wiley, CO $124,822 Alamosa, CO $127,405 Antonito, CO $127,324 Arboles, CO $127,581 Arvada, CO $131,240

Aurora, CO $131,150 Bayfield, CO $127,940 Broomfield, CO $131,817 Commerce City, CO $130,932 Dupont, CO $131,183 Eldorado Springs, CO $134,306 Lafayette, CO $133,115 Louisville, CO $133,279

Westminster, CO $131,180 Wheat Ridge, CO $131,174 Agate, CO $126,526 Bennett, CO $129,815 Byers, CO $128,265 Castle Rock, CO $128,834 Deer Trail, CO $127,419 Elbert, CO $128,020

Elizabeth, CO $129,099 Englewood, CO $131,150 Franktown, CO $128,749 Kiowa, CO $128,170 Larkspur, CO $128,416 Littleton, CO $131,020 Lone Tree, CO $130,674 Louviers, CO $130,493

Monument, CO $128,290 Palmer Lake, CO $128,303 Parker, CO $130,196 Sedalia, CO $128,899 Strasburg, CO $129,402 Watkins, CO $130,373 Denver, CO $131,136 Thornton, CO $131,239

Boulder, CO $134,954 Golden, CO $131,163 Alma, CO $130,425 Bailey, CO $130,129 Black Hawk, CO $132,474 Bond, CO $131,583 Breckenridge, CO $130,704 Buffalo Creek, CO $129,679

Burns, CO $130,737 Central City, CO $131,729 Clark, CO $129,499 Climax, CO $130,855 Coalmont, CO $129,275 Como, CO $128,834 Conifer, CO $130,467 Cowdrey, CO $128,753

Dillon, CO $130,626 Dumont, CO $131,260 Evergreen, CO $130,936 Empire, CO $130,660 Fairplay, CO $128,953 Fraser, CO $130,808 Frisco, CO $131,432 Georgetown, CO $130,563

Granby, CO $130,460 Grand Lake, CO $130,388 Grant, CO $129,460 Hartsel, CO $128,267 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $130,285 Idaho Springs, CO $131,037 Idledale, CO $131,028 Indian Hills, CO $130,961

Jamestown, CO $134,737 Jefferson, CO $129,189 Kittredge, CO $130,974 Kremmling, CO $130,272 Leadville, CO $130,695 Mc Coy, CO $130,717 Morrison, CO $130,933 Nederland, CO $133,511

Oak Creek, CO $130,484 Parshall, CO $131,045 Phippsburg, CO $130,613 Pine, CO $129,836 Pinecliffe, CO $134,138 Rand, CO $129,284 Rollinsville, CO $132,888 Shawnee, CO $129,805

Silver Plume, CO $130,009 Steamboat Springs, CO $130,241 Tabernash, CO $131,113 Toponas, CO $130,564 Walden, CO $129,091 Ward, CO $133,160 Winter Park, CO $131,282 Yampa, CO $130,741

Silverthorne, CO $131,320 Longmont, CO $132,622 Allenspark, CO $132,020 Estes Park, CO $130,038 Bellvue, CO $128,373 Berthoud, CO $129,946 Dacono, CO $131,462 Drake, CO $128,420

Erie, CO $132,051 Firestone, CO $131,135 Fort Collins, CO $127,457 Frederick, CO $131,140 Blanca, CO $126,953 Capulin, CO $127,605 Center, CO $127,501 Chama, CO $126,519

Chimney Rock, CO $127,635 Chromo, CO $126,778 Conejos, CO $127,245 Creede, CO $127,913 Crestone, CO $127,012 Del Norte, CO $127,635 Fort Garland, CO $126,668 San Luis, CO $126,153

Homelake, CO $127,515 Hooper, CO $127,092 Ignacio, CO $127,389 Jaroso, CO $126,431 La Jara, CO $127,450 Manassa, CO $127,321 Moffat, CO $127,180 Monte Vista, CO $127,591

Mosca, CO $126,931 Pagosa Springs, CO $127,625 Romeo, CO $127,695 Saguache, CO $127,618 Sanford, CO $126,980 San Pablo, CO $126,328 South Fork, CO $127,762 Villa Grove, CO $127,351

Salida, CO $127,851 Almont, CO $131,143 Buena Vista, CO $130,942 Canon City, CO $127,281 Cimarron, CO $128,140 Coal Creek, CO $126,526 Coaldale, CO $127,539 Cotopaxi, CO $127,181

Crested Butte, CO $131,832 Florence, CO $126,327 Monarch, CO $128,119 Granite, CO $130,042 Gunnison, CO $128,240 Hillside, CO $127,133 Howard, CO $127,769 Lake City, CO $128,133

Nathrop, CO $128,236

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

Understanding how a Data Science Specialist'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 May 01, 2026

$124,082

Average $131,239/year

$140,452

$10,340

Average $10,937/month

$11,704

$2,386

Average $2,524/week

$2,701

$60

Average $63/hour

$68

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$140,452	$11,704	$2,701	$68
Average	$131,239	$10,937	$2,524	$63
25th Percentile	$124,082	$10,340	$2,386	$60

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