SOC 15-2051, wage year 2025-26

Data Scientists prevailing wage in Georgia

Short answer

In Georgia, the median prevailing wage for data scientists across its 19 areas is $25.65 an hour at Level 1 ($53,352 a year) and $50.47 an hour at Level 4 ($104,978 a year). The Level 2 median of $34.38 is 12% below the national median across areas ($39.14). Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is the highest-paying area at $45.18 at Level 2, and South Georgia nonmetropolitan area the lowest at $28.50.

Every Georgia area for data scientists

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$35.19	$45.18	$55.17	$65.16
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$34.92	$44.92	$54.93	$64.93
Rome, GA	$34.60	$44.66	$54.71	$64.77
Dalton, GA	$34.38	$42.07	$49.77	$57.46
Columbus, GA-AL	$31.38	$39.36	$47.35	$55.33
Albany, GA	$27.48	$38.27	$49.07	$59.86
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$29.89	$38.02	$46.16	$54.29
Warner Robins, GA	$30.26	$36.94	$43.61	$50.29
Savannah, GA	$28.76	$36.64	$44.51	$52.39
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$23.31	$34.38	$45.45	$56.52
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$25.65	$33.79	$41.94	$50.08
Hinesville, GA	$25.30	$33.69	$42.08	$50.47
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$25.14	$33.42	$41.71	$49.99
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$24.60	$33.00	$41.39	$49.79
Gainesville, GA	$25.52	$32.74	$39.95	$47.17
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$25.54	$32.51	$39.48	$46.45
Valdosta, GA	$21.22	$29.90	$38.57	$47.25
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	$20.89	$29.47	$38.05	$46.63
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$20.44	$28.50	$36.56	$44.62

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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