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Average IBM data scientist salary

$100,546yearly

$51.01 hourly rate

Entry-level IBM data scientist salary
$73,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does IBM pay data scientists?

The average salary for IBM data scientists is $100,546 per year. IBM data scientist salaries range between $73,000 to $136,000 per year. IBM data scientists earn 5% less than the national average salary for data scientists of $106,104.

Location impacts how much a data scientist at IBM can expect to make. Data scientists at IBM make the most in San Jose, CA, New York, NY, and Olympia, WA.

How much does IBM pay data scientists by location?

IBM pays data scientists the most in San Jose, CA, New York, NY, and Olympia, WA. Additionally, cities like Cambridge and Wilmington also report highly competitive salaries for data scientists at IBM.

Data scientist IBM salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Jose, CA$124,212$59.72
2New York, NY$100,537$48.34
3Olympia, WA$99,521$47.85
4Cambridge, MA$96,806$46.54
5Wilmington, DE$94,109$45.24
6Las Vegas, NV$93,590$45.00
7Middletown, NJ$91,759$44.11
8Lincoln, RI$90,620$43.57
9Southbury, CT$90,582$43.55
10Bedford, NH$90,048$43.29

Highest-paid IBM data scientists by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Data Architect$96,236$4627
2Senior Data Scientist$94,703$46-
3Data Science Internship$94,544$457
4Analytical Data Miner$94,426$45-
5Data Engineer$91,952$4410
6Data Consultant$89,671$43-

Recent salaries for data scientists at ibm

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Data ScientistDurham, NC03/14/2025$183,064
Data ScientistNew York, NY03/04/2025$194,644
Data ScientistSan Francisco, CA02/20/2025$212,831

Data scientist salary at IBM competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Google$141,242$68326
2Microsoft$138,764$67196
3Cisco$124,201$60131
4Dell$117,600$577
5Juniper Networks$116,369$56-
6HP$113,270$541
7Oracle$108,264$524342
8Xilinx$104,732$50-
9USU Solutions$102,248$49-
10Akritiv$101,429$49-
11Sterling Commerce$98,271$47-
12Cognizant$97,212$4723
13Xerox$95,909$46-
14Promontory Financial Group$93,941$45-
15Netezza$93,929$45-
16NCR$93,012$45-
17Intel$92,354$448
18Lockheed Martin$91,708$4462
19Red Hat$91,060$44-
20Computer Science Corporation$90,501$44-

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