Data Science Specialist Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Data Science Specialist make in Massachusetts?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Science Specialist in Massachusetts is $139,986 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $67.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $158,760
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $132,351 to $149,813
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $125,401

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Data Science Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$149,813	$12,484	$2,881	$72
Average	$139,986	$11,665	$2,692	$67
25th Percentile	$132,351	$11,029	$2,545	$64

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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): $96,413
Early Career (1-2 years): $123,302
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $140,517
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $188,383
Expert (over 8 years): $194,981

Levels	Salary
Data Scie... Level Data Science Specialist	$96,413
Data Scie... Level Data Science Specialist	$123,302
Data Scie... Level Data Science Specialist	$140,517
Data Scie... Level Data Science Specialist	$188,383
Data Scie... Level Data Science Specialist	$194,981

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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:

Agawam: $132,689
Amherst: $133,659
Barre: $134,994

Agawam, MA $132,689 Amherst, MA $133,659 Barre, MA $134,994 Belchertown, MA $133,534 Blandford, MA $133,284 Bondsville, MA $133,557 Brimfield, MA $134,281 Chester, MA $132,731

Chesterfield, MA $132,748 Chicopee, MA $132,672 Cummington, MA $132,389 Easthampton, MA $132,985 East Longmeadow, MA $132,767 East Otis, MA $133,307 Feeding Hills, MA $132,762 Gilbertville, MA $134,628

Goshen, MA $132,736 Granby, MA $133,022 Granville, MA $133,733 Hadley, MA $133,305 Hampden, MA $133,040 Hardwick, MA $134,703 Hatfield, MA $133,329 Haydenville, MA $133,166

Holyoke, MA $132,793 Huntington, MA $132,913 Leeds, MA $132,999 Leverett, MA $133,826 Ludlow, MA $132,916 Monson, MA $133,565 North Amherst, MA $133,569 Northampton, MA $133,091

Florence, MA $133,010 North Hatfield, MA $133,268 Oakham, MA $134,942 Palmer, MA $133,722 Plainfield, MA $132,347 Russell, MA $133,264 Shutesbury, MA $134,032 Southampton, MA $132,911

South Barre, MA $134,940 South Hadley, MA $132,949 Southwick, MA $133,235 Thorndike, MA $133,549 Three Rivers, MA $133,367 Wales, MA $134,162 Ware, MA $134,172 Warren, MA $134,387

West Chesterfield, MA $132,733 Westfield, MA $132,954 West Hatfield, MA $133,196 West Springfield, MA $132,680 West Warren, MA $134,189 Whately, MA $133,275 Wheelwright, MA $134,854 Wilbraham, MA $132,981

Williamsburg, MA $132,891 Woronoco, MA $133,129 Worthington, MA $132,459 Springfield, MA $132,667 Longmeadow, MA $132,713 Indian Orchard, MA $132,726 Pittsfield, MA $131,959 Adams, MA $131,822

Ashley Falls, MA $133,594 Becket, MA $132,330 Berkshire, MA $131,947 Cheshire, MA $131,907 Dalton, MA $131,959 Glendale, MA $132,003 Great Barrington, MA $132,852 Hinsdale, MA $132,064

Housatonic, MA $132,024 Lanesboro, MA $131,855 Lee, MA $132,097 Lenox, MA $131,934 Lenox Dale, MA $131,953 Middlefield, MA $132,173 Mill River, MA $133,268 Monterey, MA $132,829

North Adams, MA $131,755 North Egremont, MA $132,698 Otis, MA $132,947 Richmond, MA $131,818 Sandisfield, MA $133,629 Savoy, MA $132,062 Sheffield, MA $133,380 South Egremont, MA $133,120

Southfield, MA $133,693 South Lee, MA $132,214 Stockbridge, MA $131,936 Tyringham, MA $132,483 West Stockbridge, MA $131,846 Williamstown, MA $131,351 Windsor, MA $132,041 Greenfield, MA $133,479

Ashfield, MA $132,669 Athol, MA $135,053 Bernardston, MA $133,709 Buckland, MA $132,681 Charlemont, MA $132,414 Colrain, MA $133,228 Conway, MA $133,138 Deerfield, MA $133,444

Drury, MA $132,142 Erving, MA $134,177 Heath, MA $132,576 Lake Pleasant, MA $133,916 Millers Falls, MA $134,036 Monroe Bridge, MA $131,943 Montague, MA $133,859 Gill, MA $133,933

New Salem, MA $134,407 Northfield, MA $134,023 Orange, MA $134,600 Petersham, MA $134,963 Rowe, MA $132,210 Royalston, MA $134,698 Shelburne Falls, MA $133,077 South Deerfield, MA $133,368

Sunderland, MA $133,693 Turners Falls, MA $133,844 Warwick, MA $134,096 Wendell, MA $134,221 Wendell Depot, MA $134,266 Fitchburg, MA $135,974 Ashburnham, MA $135,557 Ashby, MA $135,942

Ayer, MA $137,152 Devens, MA $136,842 Baldwinville, MA $135,175 East Templeton, MA $135,321 Gardner, MA $135,470 Westminster, MA $135,481 Groton, MA $137,259 Harvard, MA $137,002

Hubbardston, MA $135,342 Leominster, MA $136,004 Littleton, MA $137,488 Lunenburg, MA $136,434 Pepperell, MA $137,234 Shirley, MA $136,823 Still River, MA $136,662 Templeton, MA $135,315

Townsend, MA $136,734 West Groton, MA $137,008 West Townsend, MA $136,419 Winchendon, MA $135,079 Winchendon Springs, MA $135,201 Auburn, MA $134,789 North Dartmouth, MA $135,588 South Dartmouth, MA $135,597

North Attleboro, MA $134,919 Plainville, MA $135,849 Attleboro Falls, MA $135,111 North Dighton, MA $135,407 Norton, MA $137,224 Raynham, MA $137,954 Raynham Center, MA $137,813 Rehoboth, MA $134,023

Rochester, MA $135,915 Seekonk, MA $133,407 Swansea, MA $134,270 Berkley, MA $136,051 Taunton, MA $136,860 Westport, MA $135,543 Westport Point, MA $135,529 Berlin, MA $135,755

Cataumet, MA $136,214 Blackstone, MA $135,229 Boylston, MA $135,013 Brookfield, MA $134,728 Charlton, MA $134,895 Charlton City, MA $134,900 Charlton Depot, MA $134,900 Clinton, MA $135,576

East Brookfield, MA $134,838 Douglas, MA $135,070 East Princeton, MA $135,346 Fiskdale, MA $134,670 Grafton, MA $134,944 Holden, MA $134,818 Holland, MA $134,448 Jefferson, MA $134,933

Lancaster, MA $136,220 Leicester, MA $134,801 Linwood, MA $135,284 Manchaug, MA $134,969 Millbury, MA $134,800 Millville, MA $135,138 New Braintree, MA $134,802 Northborough, MA $135,218

Northbridge, MA $135,242 North Brookfield, MA $134,845 North Grafton, MA $134,864 North Oxford, MA $134,852 North Uxbridge, MA $135,165 Oxford, MA $134,919 Princeton, MA $135,330 Rochdale, MA $134,811

Rutland, MA $135,016 Shrewsbury, MA $134,818 Southbridge, MA $134,868 South Grafton, MA $135,027 South Lancaster, MA $135,899 Spencer, MA $134,847 Sterling, MA $135,501 Sturbridge, MA $134,771

Upton, MA $135,404 Uxbridge, MA $135,206 Webster, MA $135,021 Dudley, MA $134,975 Westborough, MA $135,327 West Boylston, MA $134,958 West Brookfield, MA $134,582 West Millbury, MA $134,814

Whitinsville, MA $135,201 Sutton, MA $134,954 Worcester, MA $134,764 East Walpole, MA $138,984 Cherry Valley, MA $134,779 Paxton, MA $134,823 Framingham, MA $137,906 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $137,681

Boxborough, MA $137,241 Acton, MA $137,676 Ashland, MA $137,067 Bedford, MA $138,246 Hanscom Afb, MA $138,999 Bolton, MA $136,459 Carlisle, MA $137,818 Concord, MA $138,164

Fayville, MA $136,815 Holliston, MA $137,031 Hopedale, MA $135,888 Hopkinton, MA $136,050 Hudson, MA $136,657 Marlborough, MA $136,433 Maynard, MA $137,633 Mendon, MA $135,643

Milford, MA $136,110 Natick, MA $139,599 Sherborn, MA $138,646 Southborough, MA $136,416 Foxboro, MA $137,881 Franklin, MA $136,409 Greenbush, MA $139,209 Green Harbor, MA $138,458

Hingham, MA $140,120 Hull, MA $141,531 Humarock, MA $138,630 Mansfield, MA $137,674 Marshfield, MA $138,531 Marshfield Hills, MA $138,763 Medfield, MA $138,920 Medway, MA $137,007

Millis, MA $138,027 Minot, MA $139,209 Norfolk, MA $137,626 North Marshfield, MA $138,458 North Scituate, MA $139,444 Norwell, MA $139,070 Norwood, MA $139,776 Ocean Bluff, MA $138,458

Scituate, MA $139,344 Sharon, MA $138,619 Sheldonville, MA $136,434 South Walpole, MA $138,116 Stoughton, MA $138,725 Walpole, MA $138,652 Westwood, MA $140,589 Wrentham, MA $136,411

Boston, MA $142,931 Roxbury, MA $142,921 Roxbury Crossing, MA $142,924 Dorchester, MA $142,883 Dorchester Center, MA $142,781 Mattapan, MA $142,692 Charlestown, MA $142,913 Jamaica Plain, MA $142,862

Roslindale, MA $142,665 West Roxbury, MA $142,456 Allston, MA $142,889 Brighton, MA $142,818 Hyde Park, MA $142,233 Readville, MA $142,149 Cambridge, MA $142,836 Somerville, MA $142,903

Malden, MA $142,621 Everett, MA $142,821 Chelsea, MA $142,838 Revere, MA $142,616 Winthrop, MA $142,742 Medford, MA $142,683 West Medford, MA $142,569 Quincy, MA $141,757

Melrose, MA $142,173 Stoneham, MA $141,518 Braintree, MA $140,265 Milton, MA $141,981 Milton Village, MA $142,441 Weymouth, MA $140,072 East Weymouth, MA $140,228 South Weymouth, MA $139,073

North Weymouth, MA $141,438 East Boston, MA $142,930 Brockton, MA $138,661 Avon, MA $138,723 Bridgewater, MA $138,351 Bryantville, MA $138,454 Carver, MA $137,035 Duxbury, MA $138,077

East Bridgewater, MA $138,612 Easton, MA $138,634 Elmwood, MA $138,552 Halifax, MA $138,325 Hanover, MA $138,781 Hanson, MA $138,521 Holbrook, MA $138,784 Middleboro, MA $136,864

Manomet, MA $137,268 Lakeville, MA $136,456 Monponsett, MA $138,373 Abington, MA $138,729 North Carver, MA $137,427 North Easton, MA $138,660 North Pembroke, MA $138,554 Pembroke, MA $138,495

Plymouth, MA $137,085 Kingston, MA $137,956 South Carver, MA $136,855 Plympton, MA $137,900 Randolph, MA $139,286 Rockland, MA $138,792 South Easton, MA $138,556 West Bridgewater, MA $138,652

White Horse Beach, MA $137,346 Whitman, MA $138,678 Lexington, MA $140,401 Brookline, MA $142,861 Brookline Village, MA $142,880 Waltham, MA $141,261 North Waltham, MA $142,048 New Town, MA $142,490

Babson Park, MA $141,225 Newton, MA $142,605 Newton Center, MA $142,508 Newtonville, MA $142,413 Newton Highlands, MA $142,385 Newton Lower Falls, MA $141,740 Newton Upper Falls, MA $142,220 West Newton, MA $142,184

Auburndale, MA $141,904 Chestnut Hill, MA $142,764 Waban, MA $142,125 Watertown, MA $142,726 Arlington, MA $142,373 Arlington Heights, MA $142,302 Belmont, MA $142,468 Waverley, MA $142,600

Wellesley Hills, MA $141,222 Wellesley, MA $140,716 Needham, MA $141,495 Weston, MA $140,646 Needham Heights, MA $141,989 Nonantum, MA $142,490 Buzzards Bay, MA $136,542 Lincoln, MA $139,552

Stow, MA $137,151 Sudbury, MA $138,261 Wayland, MA $139,429 Woodville, MA $135,943 Woburn, MA $140,248 Burlington, MA $138,966 Andover, MA $136,162 Billerica, MA $137,802

Chelmsford, MA $137,894 Dracut, MA $137,655 Dunstable, MA $137,597 Haverhill, MA $136,033 Georgetown, MA $136,254 Groveland, MA $136,121 Lawrence, MA $135,870 Methuen, MA $135,894

North Andover, MA $136,033 Lowell, MA $137,914 Merrimac, MA $135,965 North Billerica, MA $137,858 North Chelmsford, MA $137,878 North Reading, MA $137,382 Nutting Lake, MA $137,867 Pinehurst, MA $138,022

Reading, MA $138,719 Tewksbury, MA $137,388 Tyngsboro, MA $137,732 Wakefield, MA $140,421 West Boxford, MA $136,281 Westford, MA $137,741 Wilmington, MA $137,506 Winchester, MA $141,800

Lynn, MA $141,622 Saugus, MA $141,802 Swampscott, MA $140,938 Nahant, MA $142,043 Amesbury, MA $135,888 Beverly, MA $138,427 Boxford, MA $136,223 Byfield, MA $136,343

Danvers, MA $138,158 Essex, MA $137,363 Gloucester, MA $137,512 Hamilton, MA $137,629 Hathorne, MA $137,695 Chilmark, MA $136,027 East Falmouth, MA $136,279 East Sandwich, MA $136,858

East Wareham, MA $136,512 Edgartown, MA $136,452 Falmouth, MA $136,087 Woods Hole, MA $135,814 Menemsha, MA $136,076 Monument Beach, MA $136,310 Nantucket, MA $137,232 North Falmouth, MA $136,135

Oak Bluffs, MA $136,315 Onset, MA $136,343 Pocasset, MA $136,259 Sagamore, MA $136,737 Sagamore Beach, MA $136,802 Sandwich, MA $136,753 Siasconset, MA $137,090 Silver Beach, MA $136,074

Vineyard Haven, MA $136,180 Wareham, MA $136,230 West Chop, MA $136,218 West Falmouth, MA $136,050 West Tisbury, MA $136,144 West Wareham, MA $136,171 Hyannis, MA $137,332 Barnstable, MA $137,033

Brewster, MA $137,222 Centerville, MA $136,985 Chatham, MA $137,314 Cotuit, MA $136,710 Ipswich, MA $136,873 Cummaquid, MA $137,074 Lynnfield, MA $139,208 Manchester, MA $138,195

Marblehead, MA $139,825 Middleton, MA $137,092 Newburyport, MA $136,074 Newbury, MA $136,323 Salisbury, MA $135,786 Peabody, MA $139,415 Prides Crossing, MA $138,513 Rockport, MA $137,234

Rowley, MA $136,555 Salem, MA $139,370 South Hamilton, MA $137,408 Topsfield, MA $136,968 Wenham, MA $137,748 West Newbury, MA $136,119 Accord, MA $139,164 Bellingham, MA $135,849

Brant Rock, MA $138,179 Canton, MA $139,374 Cohasset, MA $140,094 Dedham, MA $141,752 Dover, MA $139,994 East Mansfield, MA $138,217 Dennis, MA $137,188 Dennis Port, MA $137,458

East Dennis, MA $137,087 Eastham, MA $137,035 East Orleans, MA $136,526 Forestdale, MA $136,571 Harwich, MA $137,337 Harwich Port, MA $137,400 Hyannis Port, MA $137,078 Marstons Mills, MA $136,833

Mashpee, MA $136,532 North Chatham, MA $137,287 North Eastham, MA $137,034 North Truro, MA $136,793 Orleans, MA $137,156 Osterville, MA $136,849 Provincetown, MA $137,004 South Chatham, MA $137,346

South Dennis, MA $137,345 South Harwich, MA $137,366 South Orleans, MA $137,200 South Wellfleet, MA $136,747 South Yarmouth, MA $137,422 Truro, MA $136,690 Wellfleet, MA $136,854 West Barnstable, MA $137,009

West Chatham, MA $137,335 West Dennis, MA $137,370 West Harwich, MA $137,403 West Hyannisport, MA $137,160 West Yarmouth, MA $137,312 Yarmouth Port, MA $137,247 Assonet, MA $135,714 Attleboro, MA $134,504

Chartley, MA $137,349 Cuttyhunk, MA $135,751 Dartmouth, MA $135,591 Dighton, MA $134,963 East Freetown, MA $135,741 East Taunton, MA $136,764 Fairhaven, MA $135,593 Fall River, MA $135,358

Somerset, MA $134,698 Marion, MA $135,889 Mattapoisett, MA $135,661 New Bedford, MA $135,587 Acushnet, MA $135,633

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

$132,351

Average $139,986/year

$149,813

$11,029

Average $11,665/month

$12,484

$2,545

Average $2,692/week

$2,881

$64

Average $67/hour

$72

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$149,813	$12,484	$2,881	$72
Average	$139,986	$11,665	$2,692	$67
25th Percentile	$132,351	$11,029	$2,545	$64

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