Data Scientist
United States Government
Philadelphia, PA · $117k a year · Posted November 7, 2026
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Where Philadelphia, PA ranks
Where Philadelphia, PA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Northeast208 jobs · of 36
- #3Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Mid-Atlantic208 jobs · of 47
- #3Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Northeast26 conferences · of 9
- #3Cities hosting the most business conferences in the Mid-Atlantic26 conferences · of 12
- #4Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Northeast231 openings · of 52
- #5Cities hosting the most staffing & human capital conferences3 conferences · of 8
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%)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $117,280 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 23% below the median, below the middle half of those listings.
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About the job
...Starting at $117,284 Per year (GS 13)Dates: Open 11/02/2026 to 11/06/2026Schedule: Full-timeWork type: PermanentRelocation: FalsePosition ID: FEMA-DL-13104317-DHDocument ID: 891151700Grade: GS 13Job category: Data Science Series (1560)Hiring path: public, fed-transition