Data Scientist - Mid
Cherokee Federal
Washington, DC · $110k–$122k a year · Posted November 1, 2026
Just laid off? Start here: a plan for the first weeks
See every open role at Cherokee Federal
More in District of Columbia job market · All Data Scientist jobs (395) · Government & Public Sector · Data & Analytics jobs
Where Washington, DC ranks
Where Washington, DC placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Mid-Atlantic104 conferences · of 12
- #1Cities hosting the most government & public sector conferences18 conferences · of 29
- #1Cities hosting the most accounting & audit conferences8 conferences · of 14
- #1Cities hosting the most finance conferences9 conferences · of 24
- #1Cities hosting the most legal conferences10 conferences · of 10
- #2Best cities for sales pay after cost of living$169k · of 45
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
Data & Analytics jobs · Top Data & Analytics employers · All rankings
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $116,000 a year. Across 159 open data scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $128,000 to $195,500 and the median is $157,000. That is 26% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among data scientists, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for data scientists: 46% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...clearance with the ability to obtain a Counterintelligence polygraph to be considered. Cherokee Strategic Edge is seeking a Data Scientist to design, implement, and operate data management systems for intelligence needs. Compensation & Benefits: Estimated Staring...