Data Scientist Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Data Scientist Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Data Scientist Engineer in Massachusetts is $160,470 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $77.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $183,779
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $148,167 to $172,671
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $136,965

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Data Scientist Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$172,671	$14,389	$3,321	$83
Average	$160,470	$13,372	$3,086	$77
25th Percentile	$148,167	$12,347	$2,849	$71

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Key Factors That Influence Data Scientist Engineer Salaries

A Data Scientist Engineer'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 Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Data Scientist Engineer'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): $198,004
Early Career (1-2 years): $127,833
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $161,324
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $210,588
Expert (over 8 years): $256,898

Levels	Salary
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist Engineer	$198,004
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist Engineer	$127,833
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist Engineer	$161,324
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist Engineer	$210,588
Data Scie... Level Data Scientist Engineer	$256,898

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How Do Data Scientist Engineer 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 Scientist Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $163,257.
California: $162,637.
Massachusetts: $160,470.

District of Columbia $163,257 California $162,637 Massachusetts $160,470 Washington $159,880 New Jersey $159,821 Alaska $159,615 Connecticut $157,580 New York $156,754

Hawaii $154,115 Rhode Island $152,876 Maryland $152,036 Minnesota $150,886 Colorado $150,443 Illinois $150,296 Oregon $149,735 Delaware $149,323

New Hampshire $149,063 Virginia $148,482 Pennsylvania $146,786 Nevada $145,931 North Dakota $145,651 Michigan $145,209 Wisconsin $145,047 Vermont $144,722

Texas $143,823 Maine $143,764 Arizona $143,675 Ohio $143,572 Georgia $142,216 Indiana $141,537 Wyoming $141,405 Utah $141,198

Iowa $141,110 Kansas $140,402 Louisiana $140,195 North Carolina $140,122 Missouri $140,092 Florida $139,517 Montana $139,208 Nebraska $138,913

Kentucky $138,750 South Carolina $138,161 Tennessee $137,792 Idaho $137,645 New Mexico $136,568 Oklahoma $136,332 Alabama $135,462 South Dakota $134,003

Arkansas $133,206 West Virginia $132,779 Mississippi $131,496

Top Paying Cities for Data Scientist Engineers

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: $152,105
Amherst: $153,217
Barre: $154,747

Agawam, MA $152,105 Amherst, MA $153,217 Barre, MA $154,747 Belchertown, MA $153,074 Blandford, MA $152,788 Bondsville, MA $153,100 Brimfield, MA $153,930 Chester, MA $152,154

Chesterfield, MA $152,173 Chicopee, MA $152,086 Cummington, MA $151,761 Easthampton, MA $152,444 East Longmeadow, MA $152,195 East Otis, MA $152,814 Feeding Hills, MA $152,189 Gilbertville, MA $154,329

Goshen, MA $152,160 Granby, MA $152,487 Granville, MA $153,302 Hadley, MA $152,811 Hampden, MA $152,508 Hardwick, MA $154,414 Hatfield, MA $152,839 Haydenville, MA $152,652

Holyoke, MA $152,224 Huntington, MA $152,362 Leeds, MA $152,460 Leverett, MA $153,408 Ludlow, MA $152,366 Monson, MA $153,109 North Amherst, MA $153,114 Northampton, MA $152,567

Florence, MA $152,474 North Hatfield, MA $152,769 Oakham, MA $154,688 Palmer, MA $153,289 Plainfield, MA $151,713 Russell, MA $152,764 Shutesbury, MA $153,644 Southampton, MA $152,360

South Barre, MA $154,685 South Hadley, MA $152,403 Southwick, MA $152,732 Thorndike, MA $153,091 Three Rivers, MA $152,882 Wales, MA $153,793 Ware, MA $153,805 Warren, MA $154,051

West Chesterfield, MA $152,155 Westfield, MA $152,409 West Hatfield, MA $152,686 West Springfield, MA $152,095 West Warren, MA $153,824 Whately, MA $152,777 Wheelwright, MA $154,587 Wilbraham, MA $152,440

Williamsburg, MA $152,336 Woronoco, MA $152,609 Worthington, MA $151,841 Springfield, MA $152,080 Longmeadow, MA $152,133 Indian Orchard, MA $152,148 Pittsfield, MA $151,269 Adams, MA $151,111

Ashley Falls, MA $153,143 Becket, MA $151,694 Berkshire, MA $151,254 Cheshire, MA $151,209 Dalton, MA $151,269 Glendale, MA $151,319 Great Barrington, MA $152,292 Hinsdale, MA $151,388

Housatonic, MA $151,343 Lanesboro, MA $151,150 Lee, MA $151,427 Lenox, MA $151,239 Lenox Dale, MA $151,262 Middlefield, MA $151,514 Mill River, MA $152,769 Monterey, MA $152,266

North Adams, MA $151,035 North Egremont, MA $152,115 Otis, MA $152,401 Richmond, MA $151,107 Sandisfield, MA $153,183 Savoy, MA $151,387 Sheffield, MA $152,897 South Egremont, MA $152,599

Southfield, MA $153,257 South Lee, MA $151,561 Stockbridge, MA $151,242 Tyringham, MA $151,869 West Stockbridge, MA $151,139 Williamstown, MA $150,572 Windsor, MA $151,362 Greenfield, MA $153,010

Ashfield, MA $152,083 Athol, MA $154,815 Bernardston, MA $153,274 Buckland, MA $152,096 Charlemont, MA $151,789 Colrain, MA $152,723 Conway, MA $152,620 Deerfield, MA $152,971

Drury, MA $151,478 Erving, MA $153,811 Heath, MA $151,975 Lake Pleasant, MA $153,512 Millers Falls, MA $153,649 Monroe Bridge, MA $151,250 Montague, MA $153,447 Gill, MA $153,531

New Salem, MA $154,075 Northfield, MA $153,634 Orange, MA $154,296 Petersham, MA $154,712 Rowe, MA $151,556 Royalston, MA $154,408 Shelburne Falls, MA $152,550 South Deerfield, MA $152,884

Sunderland, MA $153,257 Turners Falls, MA $153,429 Warwick, MA $153,718 Wendell, MA $153,861 Wendell Depot, MA $153,913 Fitchburg, MA $155,871 Ashburnham, MA $155,393 Ashby, MA $155,834

Ayer, MA $157,222 Devens, MA $156,866 Baldwinville, MA $154,955 East Templeton, MA $155,122 Gardner, MA $155,293 Westminster, MA $155,306 Groton, MA $157,344 Harvard, MA $157,049

Hubbardston, MA $155,147 Leominster, MA $155,905 Littleton, MA $157,606 Lunenburg, MA $156,399 Pepperell, MA $157,316 Shirley, MA $156,844 Still River, MA $156,660 Templeton, MA $155,116

Townsend, MA $156,742 West Groton, MA $157,056 West Townsend, MA $156,381 Winchendon, MA $154,845 Winchendon Springs, MA $154,985 Auburn, MA $154,513 North Dartmouth, MA $155,429 South Dartmouth, MA $155,439

North Attleboro, MA $154,662 Plainville, MA $155,728 Attleboro Falls, MA $154,881 North Dighton, MA $155,221 Norton, MA $157,304 Raynham, MA $158,140 Raynham Center, MA $157,979 Rehoboth, MA $153,634

Rochester, MA $155,803 Seekonk, MA $152,928 Swansea, MA $153,917 Berkley, MA $155,959 Taunton, MA $156,887 Westport, MA $155,377 Westport Point, MA $155,361 Berlin, MA $155,620

Cataumet, MA $156,147 Blackstone, MA $155,017 Boylston, MA $154,769 Brookfield, MA $154,442 Charlton, MA $154,634 Charlton City, MA $154,640 Charlton Depot, MA $154,640 Clinton, MA $155,415

East Brookfield, MA $154,569 Douglas, MA $154,834 East Princeton, MA $155,151 Fiskdale, MA $154,376 Grafton, MA $154,690 Holden, MA $154,545 Holland, MA $154,122 Jefferson, MA $154,678

Lancaster, MA $156,152 Leicester, MA $154,526 Linwood, MA $155,081 Manchaug, MA $154,719 Millbury, MA $154,525 Millville, MA $154,912 New Braintree, MA $154,528 Northborough, MA $155,004

Northbridge, MA $155,032 North Brookfield, MA $154,576 North Grafton, MA $154,598 North Oxford, MA $154,585 North Uxbridge, MA $154,943 Oxford, MA $154,662 Princeton, MA $155,132 Rochdale, MA $154,538

Rutland, MA $154,772 Shrewsbury, MA $154,545 Southbridge, MA $154,603 South Grafton, MA $154,786 South Lancaster, MA $155,785 Spencer, MA $154,579 Sterling, MA $155,328 Sturbridge, MA $154,492

Upton, MA $155,218 Uxbridge, MA $154,991 Webster, MA $154,778 Dudley, MA $154,725 Westborough, MA $155,129 West Boylston, MA $154,706 West Brookfield, MA $154,275 West Millbury, MA $154,541

Whitinsville, MA $154,985 Sutton, MA $154,702 Worcester, MA $154,483 East Walpole, MA $159,321 Cherry Valley, MA $154,501 Paxton, MA $154,551 Framingham, MA $158,086 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $157,828

Boxborough, MA $157,323 Acton, MA $157,822 Ashland, MA $157,124 Bedford, MA $158,475 Hanscom Afb, MA $159,339 Bolton, MA $156,427 Carlisle, MA $157,985 Concord, MA $158,382

Fayville, MA $156,835 Holliston, MA $157,083 Hopedale, MA $155,772 Hopkinton, MA $155,958 Hudson, MA $156,654 Marlborough, MA $156,397 Maynard, MA $157,773 Mendon, MA $155,492

Milford, MA $156,027 Natick, MA $160,026 Sherborn, MA $158,933 Southborough, MA $156,378 Foxboro, MA $158,058 Franklin, MA $156,369 Greenbush, MA $159,579 Green Harbor, MA $158,718

Hingham, MA $160,623 Hull, MA $162,241 Humarock, MA $158,916 Mansfield, MA $157,820 Marshfield, MA $158,802 Marshfield Hills, MA $159,068 Medfield, MA $159,247 Medway, MA $157,055

Millis, MA $158,224 Minot, MA $159,579 Norfolk, MA $157,764 North Marshfield, MA $158,718 North Scituate, MA $159,849 Norwell, MA $159,420 Norwood, MA $160,229 Ocean Bluff, MA $158,718

Scituate, MA $159,734 Sharon, MA $158,902 Sheldonville, MA $156,399 South Walpole, MA $158,326 Stoughton, MA $159,025 Walpole, MA $158,941 Westwood, MA $161,161 Wrentham, MA $156,372

Boston, MA $163,846 Roxbury, MA $163,835 Roxbury Crossing, MA $163,838 Dorchester, MA $163,790 Dorchester Center, MA $163,674 Mattapan, MA $163,572 Charlestown, MA $163,826 Jamaica Plain, MA $163,767

Roslindale, MA $163,541 West Roxbury, MA $163,301 Allston, MA $163,798 Brighton, MA $163,717 Hyde Park, MA $163,046 Readville, MA $162,950 Cambridge, MA $163,737 Somerville, MA $163,814

Malden, MA $163,491 Everett, MA $163,720 Chelsea, MA $163,739 Revere, MA $163,485 Winthrop, MA $163,630 Medford, MA $163,562 West Medford, MA $163,431 Quincy, MA $162,500

Melrose, MA $162,976 Stoneham, MA $162,226 Braintree, MA $160,790 Milton, MA $162,757 Milton Village, MA $163,285 Weymouth, MA $160,569 East Weymouth, MA $160,747 South Weymouth, MA $159,423

North Weymouth, MA $162,135 East Boston, MA $163,845 Brockton, MA $158,951 Avon, MA $159,022 Bridgewater, MA $158,596 Bryantville, MA $158,714 Carver, MA $157,087 Duxbury, MA $158,282

East Bridgewater, MA $158,895 Easton, MA $158,920 Elmwood, MA $158,826 Halifax, MA $158,566 Hanover, MA $159,088 Hanson, MA $158,790 Holbrook, MA $159,093 Middleboro, MA $156,891

Manomet, MA $157,354 Lakeville, MA $156,424 Monponsett, MA $158,621 Abington, MA $159,029 North Carver, MA $157,537 North Easton, MA $158,950 North Pembroke, MA $158,829 Pembroke, MA $158,761

Plymouth, MA $157,145 Kingston, MA $158,143 South Carver, MA $156,881 Plympton, MA $158,078 Randolph, MA $159,668 Rockland, MA $159,101 South Easton, MA $158,830 West Bridgewater, MA $158,941

White Horse Beach, MA $157,444 Whitman, MA $158,970 Lexington, MA $160,946 Brookline, MA $163,765 Brookline Village, MA $163,787 Waltham, MA $161,931 North Waltham, MA $162,833 New Town, MA $163,341

Babson Park, MA $161,890 Newton, MA $163,472 Newton Center, MA $163,361 Newtonville, MA $163,252 Newton Highlands, MA $163,220 Newton Lower Falls, MA $162,481 Newton Upper Falls, MA $163,031 West Newton, MA $162,990

Auburndale, MA $162,668 Chestnut Hill, MA $163,655 Waban, MA $162,922 Watertown, MA $163,611 Arlington, MA $163,207 Arlington Heights, MA $163,125 Belmont, MA $163,316 Waverley, MA $163,466

Wellesley Hills, MA $161,887 Wellesley, MA $161,307 Needham, MA $162,199 Weston, MA $161,226 Needham Heights, MA $162,766 Nonantum, MA $163,341 Buzzards Bay, MA $156,523 Lincoln, MA $159,973

Stow, MA $157,220 Sudbury, MA $158,493 Wayland, MA $159,831 Woodville, MA $155,835 Woburn, MA $160,771 Burlington, MA $159,301 Andover, MA $156,086 Billerica, MA $157,966

Chelmsford, MA $158,072 Dracut, MA $157,798 Dunstable, MA $157,732 Haverhill, MA $155,939 Georgetown, MA $156,192 Groveland, MA $156,039 Lawrence, MA $155,751 Methuen, MA $155,779

North Andover, MA $155,939 Lowell, MA $158,094 Merrimac, MA $155,861 North Billerica, MA $158,031 North Chelmsford, MA $158,053 North Reading, MA $157,485 Nutting Lake, MA $158,041 Pinehurst, MA $158,218

Reading, MA $159,017 Tewksbury, MA $157,491 Tyngsboro, MA $157,887 Wakefield, MA $160,968 West Boxford, MA $156,223 Westford, MA $157,897 Wilmington, MA $157,627 Winchester, MA $162,549

Lynn, MA $162,345 Saugus, MA $162,552 Swampscott, MA $161,561 Nahant, MA $162,828 Amesbury, MA $155,772 Beverly, MA $158,683 Boxford, MA $156,157 Byfield, MA $156,294

Danvers, MA $158,375 Essex, MA $157,463 Gloucester, MA $157,634 Hamilton, MA $157,769 Hathorne, MA $157,844 Chilmark, MA $155,931 East Falmouth, MA $156,220 East Sandwich, MA $156,884

East Wareham, MA $156,487 Edgartown, MA $156,419 Falmouth, MA $156,001 Woods Hole, MA $155,688 Menemsha, MA $155,987 Monument Beach, MA $156,256 Nantucket, MA $157,313 North Falmouth, MA $156,055

Oak Bluffs, MA $156,262 Onset, MA $156,294 Pocasset, MA $156,198 Sagamore, MA $156,745 Sagamore Beach, MA $156,820 Sandwich, MA $156,764 Siasconset, MA $157,151 Silver Beach, MA $155,986

Vineyard Haven, MA $156,107 Wareham, MA $156,164 West Chop, MA $156,151 West Falmouth, MA $155,958 West Tisbury, MA $156,066 West Wareham, MA $156,096 Hyannis, MA $157,428 Barnstable, MA $157,084

Brewster, MA $157,301 Centerville, MA $157,030 Chatham, MA $157,407 Cotuit, MA $156,714 Ipswich, MA $156,902 Cummaquid, MA $157,132 Lynnfield, MA $159,578 Manchester, MA $158,417

Marblehead, MA $160,286 Middleton, MA $157,152 Newburyport, MA $155,986 Newbury, MA $156,270 Salisbury, MA $155,656 Peabody, MA $159,815 Prides Crossing, MA $158,782 Rockport, MA $157,316

Rowley, MA $156,537 Salem, MA $159,764 South Hamilton, MA $157,515 Topsfield, MA $157,011 Wenham, MA $157,904 West Newbury, MA $156,037 Accord, MA $159,528 Bellingham, MA $155,728

Brant Rock, MA $158,398 Canton, MA $159,768 Cohasset, MA $160,594 Dedham, MA $162,494 Dover, MA $160,479 East Mansfield, MA $158,442 Dennis, MA $157,263 Dennis Port, MA $157,572

East Dennis, MA $157,146 Eastham, MA $157,087 East Orleans, MA $156,503 Forestdale, MA $156,555 Harwich, MA $157,434 Harwich Port, MA $157,506 Hyannis Port, MA $157,136 Marstons Mills, MA $156,856

Mashpee, MA $156,511 North Chatham, MA $157,376 North Eastham, MA $157,086 North Truro, MA $156,810 Orleans, MA $157,226 Osterville, MA $156,874 Provincetown, MA $157,052 South Chatham, MA $157,444

South Dennis, MA $157,443 South Harwich, MA $157,466 South Orleans, MA $157,276 South Wellfleet, MA $156,757 South Yarmouth, MA $157,531 Truro, MA $156,692 Wellfleet, MA $156,879 West Barnstable, MA $157,058

West Chatham, MA $157,431 West Dennis, MA $157,471 West Harwich, MA $157,509 West Hyannisport, MA $157,230 West Yarmouth, MA $157,404 Yarmouth Port, MA $157,331 Assonet, MA $155,573 Attleboro, MA $154,186

Chartley, MA $157,447 Cuttyhunk, MA $155,616 Dartmouth, MA $155,431 Dighton, MA $154,712 East Freetown, MA $155,604 East Taunton, MA $156,776 Fairhaven, MA $155,434 Fall River, MA $155,165

Somerset, MA $154,408 Marion, MA $155,774 Mattapoisett, MA $155,513 New Bedford, MA $155,427 Acushnet, MA $155,480

Data Scientist Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Data Scientist Engineer'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

$148,167

Average $160,470/year

$172,671

$12,347

Average $13,372/month

$14,389

$2,849

Average $3,086/week

$3,321

$71

Average $77/hour

$83

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$172,671	$14,389	$3,321	$83
Average	$160,470	$13,372	$3,086	$77
25th Percentile	$148,167	$12,347	$2,849	$71

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