# Data Scientist Salary San Francisco: $210k median (2026)

> data scientist salary San Francisco - based on 126 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $210k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $184k - $252k
- **Based on:** 68 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 46 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 16 open)
- Scientific research and development (division 72, 13 open)
- Information service activities (division 63, 9 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 5 open)
- Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (division 21, 4 open)

## Top companies hiring

- OpenAI (5 open)
- Pinterest (5 open)
- Cohere (4 open)
- Reddit, Inc. (4 open)
- Middesk (3 open)
- Genentech (3 open)
- Anthropic (3 open)
- Airwallex (3 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Senior Clinical Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-clinical-data-scientist-at-necessary-ventures-4442818563) - Necessary Ventures - San Francisco, CA - $160K – $180K
- [Data Scientist, Safety](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-safety-at-openai-4417177088) - OpenAI - San Francisco, CA - $230K - $325K
- [Data Scientist, Infrastructure](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-infrastructure-at-openai-4417169183) - OpenAI - San Francisco, CA - $230K - $385K
- [Data Scientist Intern](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-intern-at-jobright-ai-4444850244) - Jobright.ai - San Francisco Bay Area
- [Data Scientist, Business](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-business-at-openai-4417173126) - OpenAI - San Francisco, CA - $290K - $441K
- [Data Scientist, Preparedness](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-preparedness-at-openai-4417160963) - OpenAI - San Francisco, CA - $347K - $400K
- [Python data scientist developer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/python-data-scientist-developer-at-eleven11-digital-4445623565) - Eleven11 Digital - San Francisco, CA
- [Data Scientist, Finance](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-finance-at-figma-4427206957) - Figma - San Francisco, CA - $140,000—$348,000
- [Senior Data Scientist](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7424c005b9ced1ab) - Capgemini Sogeti - San Francisco, CA
- [Senior Data Scientist](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ac326e94203a756e) - Capgemini - San Francisco, CA
- [Data Scientist, B2B Growth - San Francisco](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-b2b-growth-san-francisco-at-plaud-4374552219) - Plaud - San Francisco, CA
- [Staff Data Scientist, Ads Product](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-data-scientist-ads-product-at-pinterest-4427114540) - Pinterest - San Francisco, CA - $164,695—$339,078

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