Data Scientist salary in New Haven, CT

Based on 46 certified H-1B filings in the New Haven, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes West Haven, Orange, Milford, Bethany, Branford.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$97,945

Middle 50%$83.3k–$114.6k

vs. national median−21%comparison median $123,531

Filings46FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,467 and $160,305.

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	–	–	–	1
FY2021	–	–	–	2
FY2022	–	–	–	0
FY2023	–	–	–	5
FY2024	$67,000	$65,957	$86,000	17
FY2025	$87,873	$81,286	$111,547	14
FY2026	$99,000	$95,914	$116,190	32

New Haven's median Data Scientist salary of $97,945 is worth about $93,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New Haven = 104.6).

All Data Scientists in the New Haven, CT area earned a median of $121,880 in May 2025 (150 employed). The H-1B median here is $97,945, 20% 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
Yale University	too few	6
Aetna	too few	2
Amalgam Technologies	too few	2
JobTarget	too few	2
Sargent Manufacturing Company	too few	2
Spark Technologies	too few	2
Triveni 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
Entry-level · Level I	$80,870	$80,870	13
Mid-level · Level II	$97,885	$97,945	22

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.