Data Scientists salary in Oregon

The median Data Scientist salary in Oregon was $106,100 in 2024, about 8% below the national median of $115,636. That gap is smaller than it looks on paper. Oregon's cost of living index sits at 105.3, close enough to the national baseline that the nominal shortfall translates to a real-dollar difference of only a few thousand.

The spread across earners tells a more interesting story. The 10th percentile starts at $70,570, while the 90th reaches $192,150. Top earners in Oregon make roughly 2.7 times what those near the bottom make. That kind of range usually shows up in roles where experience, specialization, and industry segment drive pay in very different directions. A data scientist building recommendation models for a software company and one running clinical analytics at a hospital system may share a job title and almost nothing else in their paychecks.

The mean wage of $124,060 sits $17,960 above the median. A smaller number of high earners pull the average up. For most people entering or mid-way through this career in Oregon, the median is the more useful reference point.

BLS projects the occupation will grow 33.5% nationally between 2024 and 2034, which it classifies as much faster than average. Oregon's employer base of roughly 2,650 data scientists is concentrated enough that a few large employers in tech and healthcare have an outsized effect on local hiring trends. We will update these figures when BLS publishes the 2025 OES release in May 2026.