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Current openings coded as Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051), from credited employer, public, and local sources.
What Buffalo employers are posting
15 of 16 current data scientists openings list pay, as of October 25, 2026. These are the employers’ own figures. Hourly and yearly pay are kept apart, and nothing here is estimated.
Posted pay for data scientists in Buffalo and WNY, October 25, 2026
Pay period
Postings with pay
Lowest posted
Typical posted range
Highest posted
Yearly
15 from 6 employers
$62,354
$100,000–$140,500
$206,000
The typical range runs from the median of each posting’s low end to the median of its high end, shown once at least 5 postings list pay in that period. Each posting counts once, so an employer with many openings weighs more. Posted pay for every role
Openings are grouped by the O*NET-SOC occupation a model coded from each posting (Data Scientists, SOC 15-2051). Only part of the jobs index is coded, so this page can miss openings for the same work listed under another title. How the index works
Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. Buffalo Projects has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.