# Data Scientist Salary: $165k median (2026)

> data scientist salary - based on 2,734 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $165k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $132k - $208k
- **Based on:** 916 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 776 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 309 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 166 open)
- Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (division 47, 149 open)
- Scientific research and development (division 72, 115 open)
- Information service activities (division 63, 94 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Amazon (35 open)
- Capital One (31 open)
- RELX (25 open)
- Google (25 open)
- PwC (20 open)
- Mastercard (20 open)
- Pinterest (20 open)
- Ladders (17 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Senior Data Scientist (Agentic Solutions)](https://jobs.lever.co/netomi/fd6df307-38b8-4f0d-81e9-392216edcaa2) - netomi
- [Staff Applied Data Scientist, Pricing](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-applied-data-scientist-pricing-at-job-scouts-com-4444895082) - Job-scouts.com - United States - $207,485—$244,100
- [Data Scientist - Machine Learning](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-machine-learning-at-sundayy-4445913805) - Sundayy - United States
- [Data Scientist](https://uk.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-at-searchability-ns-d-4445901078) - Searchability NS&D - London Area
- [Data Scientist, Client Facing](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-client-facing-at-unique-ai-4445901011) - Unique AI - New York, NY
- [Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-at-biospace-4445381290) - BioSpace - Cambridge, MA - $121,600 to $194,500
- [Data Scientist](https://fr.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-at-diagonall-4445132905) - Diagonall - Paris, Île-de-France
- [Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-at-base-2-solutions-4444895720) - Base-2 Solutions - Bethesda, MD
- [Principal Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/principal-data-scientist-at-sedgwick-4380834248) - Sedgwick - Tennessee
- [Senior Staff Data Scientist - Consumer Experimentation](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-staff-data-scientist-consumer-experimentation-at-ladders-4442820973) - Ladders - United States - $150,000 – $180,000
- [Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-at-impetusit-4444859431) - ImpetusIT - Bellevue, WA
- [CLOSED: DATA SCIENTIST - CHIEF DATA ANALYST](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/closed-data-scientist-chief-data-analyst-at-human-inc-4445634966) - Human, Inc. - Chicago, IL

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