Data Scientist
United States Government
Arlington, TX · $144k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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Where Arlington, TX ranks
Where Arlington, TX placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Southwest23% · of 43
- #3Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Southwest11% · of 39
- #7Best college towns for junior jobs in the Southwest36% · of 32
- #7Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Southwest12% · of 44
- #9Best cities for junior jobs in Texas35% · of 31
- #9Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Southwest6 conferences · of 16
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)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $143,910 a year. Across 176 open data scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $127,000 to $183,000 and the median is $151,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 5% below the median.
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About the job
...26 to 11/12/2026Schedule: Full-timeWork type: PermanentRelocation: FalsePosition ID: DSCA-27-13103897-MPDocument ID: 890855800Grade: GS 14Job category: Data Science Series (1560)Hiring path: fed-competitive, fed-transition, vet, mspouse, disability, special-authorities