Is data science high-paying?

The top-paying companies for data scientists.

• Nvidia: $197,500 a year.

• Pinterest: $162,931 a year

• Lyft: $157,900 a year

• Google: $152,856 a year

• Apple: $145,974 a year

• Uber: $144,690 a year

• Walmart: $137,270 a year

• Twitter: $135,360 a year

• Facebook: $134,715 a year

• PayPal: $132,909 a year

• Airbnb: $127,852 a year

• Microsoft: $123,328 a year

The industries with the highest median data science salaries are:

• Cloud services, hosting, and CDN

• Search and social networking

• Banking and finance

Top 5 Paying Industries for Data Scientists.

• Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing averages $144,090 a year ($69.28 an hour)

• Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments averages $143,490 a year ($68.99 an hour)

• Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods averages $142,300 a year ($69.41 an hour)

• Schools and Instruction averages $139,120 a year ($68.88 an hour)

• Monetary Authorities-Central Bank averages $126,590 a year ($60.89 an hour)

Top Paying States for Data Scientists.

• California averages $129,060 a year ($62.05 an hour)

• New York averages $124,240 a year ($59.73 an hour)

• Washington averages $118,320 a year ($56.88 an hour)

• North Carolina averages $117,370 a year $56.43 an hour)

• New Jersey averages $116,250 a year ($55.89 an hour)

Top Paying Metropolitan Areas

• San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA averages $148,680 a year ($71.48 an hour)

• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA averages $1486,400 a year ($70.39 an hour)

• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA averages $129,6250 a year ($62.14 an hour)

• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC averages $125,790 a year ($60.47 an hour)

• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC averages $124,850 a year ($60.03 an hour)

• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA averages $121,090 a year ($58.22 an hour)

• Boise City, ID averages $120,620 a year ($57.99 an hour)