Data Scientist salary in Gainesville, FL

Based on 47 certified H-1B filings in the Gainesville, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Williston, Gainseville, Newberry.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$85,000

Middle 50%$76.6k–$101.7k

vs. national median−31%comparison median $123,531

Filings47FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

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National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $54,010 and $150,800.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	3
FY2021	–	–	–	3
FY2022	–	–	–	4
FY2023	$90,000	$71,013	$125,000	13
FY2024	$79,320	$73,200	$90,000	15
FY2025	$80,057	$69,719	$97,706	14
FY2026	$89,768	$76,606	$101,525	33

Gainesville's median Data Scientist salary of $85,000 is worth about $87,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Gainesville = 96.7).

All Data Scientists in the Gainesville, FL area earned a median of $109,800 in May 2025 (70 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,000, 23% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employer	Median	Filings
University Of Florida	$80,114	23
Amazon	too few	2
California Creative Solutions	too few	2
Dhruvi	too few	2
Gestalt Tech	too few	2
Tower Hill Insurance Group	too few	2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$76,606	$77,500	18
Senior · Level III	$63,086	$91,134	14

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.