Data Scientist salary in Tallahassee, FL

Based on 63 certified H-1B filings in the Tallahassee, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$85,800

Middle 50%$71k–$104k

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

Filings63FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $59,515 and $145,780.

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	–	–	–	0
FY2021	–	–	–	4
FY2022	–	–	–	6
FY2023	–	–	–	8
FY2024	$76,461	$66,186	$108,722	12
FY2025	$89,000	$70,699	$99,840	25
FY2026	$85,540	$71,125	$108,132	38

Tallahassee's median Data Scientist salary of $85,800 is worth about $91,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Tallahassee = 93.9).

All Data Scientists in the Tallahassee, FL area earned a median of $94,620 in May 2025 (160 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,800, 9% 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
Klc Consulting	too few	5
Compunnel Software Group	too few	3
Insilicom	too few	3
Simeon Global Consulting	too few	3
Asta CRS	too few	2
Global Information Services	too few	2
IQLogg	too few	2
Knowli	too few	2
Pihu	too few	2
Saion Solutions	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	$70,699	$72,000	40
Expert · Level IV	$110,843	$111,020	12

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.