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Data Scientist salary guide

Salary data for Data Scientist roles paying $400k+ or more, taken from the pay ranges employers publish in their own job listings.
Updated · 9 live $400k+ listings

Key Takeaways

  • We track 9 live $400k+ Data Scientist listings, 9 of them in USD. A median needs at least 20 USD listings, so this page shows no salary figures yet.
  • These figures cover only listings that publish a salary of $400k+ or more, so they sit above pay for Data Scientist roles overall.
  • New listings are added from company career pages every day, and the figures appear here as soon as the sample is large enough.
Median base salary
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Median of listing midpoints, USD listings only.
Middle half of listings
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25th to 75th percentile.
Listings counted
0
Live USD listings paying $400k+.
Countries with data
1
Countries with at least 5 listings.

Which companies are hiring for Data Scientist roles at $400k+?

Companies with at least 2 open $400k+ Data Scientist listings, ordered by number of listings.
Companies with the most open Data Scientist listings
CompanyOpen listingsMedian pay
OpenAI9$404,000

How does Data Scientist pay compare across countries?

Each country is shown in its own currency, so the rows are not comparable with each other. Countries with fewer than 5 listings are left out.
Data Scientist annual pay by country, in each country's currency
CountryCurrencyListingsMedian payMiddle half
United StatesUSD9$404,000$396,000 to $429,000

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$293k - $515kSan Francisco, USA
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$293k - $515kSan Francisco, USA
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Up to $510kSan Francisco, USA
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$347k - $510kUSA
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$347k - $445kSan Francisco, USA
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$347k - $445kSan Francisco, USA
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$347k - $445kSan Francisco, USA

How is this Data Scientist salary data calculated?

The figures are computed from live job listings, not from surveys.
  • Source: the salary ranges employers publish in their own job listings, collected from company career pages and applicant-tracking systems.
  • Method: each listing counts once, at the midpoint of its range. Headline figures use USD listings only, and the median is the middle value, not an average.
  • Coverage: only listings paying $400k+ or more are included, so the data does not describe all Data Scientist pay. Listings that publish no salary are not counted.
  • Freshness: closed and stale listings are removed, and the figures are recalculated as the listings change.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Data Scientist make?

We do not publish a Data Scientist median yet: it needs at least 20 live USD listings and we currently have 9. This page covers only listings paying $400k+ or more.

Which companies are hiring for Data Scientist roles at $400k+?

The companies with the most open $400k+ Data Scientist listings are OpenAI (9 listings, median $404,000).

Where does this Data Scientist salary data come from?

The figures come from the salary ranges employers publish in their own job listings, collected from company career pages and applicant-tracking systems. Each listing counts once, at the midpoint of its range. Only USD listings go into the headline figures, and listings that are closed or stale are removed. The data was last refreshed on November 13, 2026.

Are remote and hybrid Data Scientist jobs included?

Yes. Each listing is tagged remote, hybrid or on-site, and remote roles carry a region (US only, EMEA, APAC or global), so you can filter the live job list to the arrangement you want.