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Data Scientist Salary

How much does a data scientist make? Real compensation data updated February 2026.

$153,206
Average Min
$200,006
Average Max
$200,119
Median Salary
$424,070
Top Salary
Entry level: $162,948
Senior level: $229,024
Top earners: $256,480

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Related Data Scientist Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

Staff Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer - Listing Quality

2 open positions

$210,000 - $288,750
salary range
2

Principal Data Scientist - Machine Learning

3 open positions

$200,000 - $245,000
salary range
3

Senior/Staff Data Scientist

3 open positions

$193,333 - $248,333
salary range
4

Staff Data Scientist

18 open positions

$175,445 - $236,104
salary range
5

Principal Data Scientist

3 open positions

$174,083 - $224,250
salary range
6

Lead Data Scientist

5 open positions

$161,880 - $225,910
salary range
7

Principal Machine Learning Data Scientist, Gen AI

4 open positions

$164,000 - $213,000
salary range
8

Senior Data Scientist

52 open positions

$151,632 - $199,304
salary range
9

Senior Data Scientist, Product Analytics

3 open positions

$155,667 - $185,000
salary range
10

Research Data Scientist

5 open positions

$130,800 - $197,600
salary range

Data Scientist Salary by Experience Level

How data scientist salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$217,626
average max salary
Range: $167,543 - $217,626
Based on 241 jobs

Entry/Junior

$127,600
average max salary
Range: $102,717 - $127,600
Based on 6 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Data Scientists

Companies offering the highest data scientist salaries based on their job listings.

1

Roblox

6 data scientist jobs

$256,700 - $306,823
salary range
2

Faire

7 data scientist jobs

$194,857 - $267,929
salary range
3

AvePoint

3 data scientist jobs

$200,000 - $245,000
salary range
4

Thumbtack

3 data scientist jobs

$193,933 - $251,000
salary range
5

Headway

4 data scientist jobs

$199,750 - $235,000
salary range
6

Discord

7 data scientist jobs

$198,286 - $223,071
salary range
7

Webflow

3 data scientist jobs

$175,100 - $241,200
salary range
8

Gemini

3 data scientist jobs

$166,833 - $238,333
salary range
9

Twitch

4 data scientist jobs

$143,300 - $247,600
salary range
10

Roku

3 data scientist jobs

$132,000 - $254,000
salary range

Data Scientist Salary by Region

Compare data scientist compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

194 jobs

$157,382 - $203,939
salary range

Worldwide

188 jobs

$150,028 - $198,075
salary range

Europe

6 jobs

$130,000 - $150,000
salary range

Data Scientist Salary by Industry

How data scientist salaries vary across different industries.

Data

387 jobs

$153,151 - $199,892
salary range

Education

1 jobs

$160,000 - $206,000
salary range

Engineering

1 jobs

$168,000 - $238,000
salary range

Recent Data Scientist Jobs with Salary

Latest data scientist job postings with published compensation.

Senior Data Scientist

Blueprint Technologies • Redmond, WA

$130,000 - $140,000

Senior Data Scientist

Webflow • CA Remote (BC & ON only); U.S. Remote

$150,100 - $188,100

Senior Staff Data Scientist, Statistical Genetics

Valo Health • Remote

$182,750 - $215,000

Staff Data Scientist, Computational Biology

Valo Health • Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

$170,000 - $200,000

Data Scientist

New Flyer • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

$90,000 - $100,000

Remote Sensing Data Scientist, Cal/Val

Muon Space • San Jose, CA or Remote

$172,000 - $215,000
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual data scientist job postings.

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Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

USD Based

All figures in US Dollars, annual.