# Data Scientist Salary United States: $160k median (2026)

> data scientist salary United States - based on 1,510 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $160k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $129k - $195k
- **Based on:** 644 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 435 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 156 open)
- Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (division 47, 108 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 83 open)
- Scientific research and development (division 72, 82 open)
- Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (division 21, 33 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Amazon (34 open)
- Capital One (31 open)
- Google (23 open)
- JPMorganChase (14 open)
- Leidos (14 open)
- Walmart (14 open)
- Amazon Science (12 open)
- hackajob (11 open)

## Sample live roles

- [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://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
- [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
- [Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-at-that-startup-job-4442370917) - That Startup Job - New York, NY - $160,000 - $185,000
- [Staff, Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-data-scientist-at-walmart-4406750198) - Walmart - Sunnyvale, CA - $143,000.00 - $286,000.00
- [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 - Data Analyst (Direct Hire)](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-data-analyst-direct-hire-at-social-security-administration-4442806845) - Social Security Administration - Birmingham, AL
- [Data Scientist - TikTok Ads](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-tiktok-ads-at-tiktok-4377301781) - TikTok - Seattle, WA
- [Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-scientist-at-alpfa-baltimore-chapter-4444877057) - ALPFA Baltimore Chapter - Peoria, IL - $97,530.00 - $146,290.00

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