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

> lead data scientist salary - based on 329 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $210k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $170k - $251k
- **Based on:** 179 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 100 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 55 open)
- Information service activities (division 63, 25 open)
- Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles (division 47, 15 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 15 open)
- Publishing activities (division 58, 11 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Mastercard (9 open)
- Reddit (8 open)
- Reddit, Inc. (8 open)
- Google (7 open)
- Ladders (7 open)
- Waymo (7 open)
- Walmart (6 open)
- RELX (4 open)

## Sample live roles

- [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
- [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
- [Staff, Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-data-scientist-at-walmart-4406750198) - Walmart - Sunnyvale, CA - $143,000.00 - $286,000.00
- [Lead Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/lead-data-scientist-at-chamberlain-group-4377181968) - Chamberlain Group - Oak Brook, IL - $102,600.00 - $193,425.00
- [Lead Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/lead-data-scientist-at-plymouth-rock-assurance-4444823724) - Plymouth Rock Assurance - Boston, MA - $152,000 to $217,000
- [Lead Insurance Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/lead-insurance-data-scientist-at-epic-insurance-brokers-consultants-4428147900) - EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants - Chicago, IL
- [Staff Data Scientist](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/staff-data-scientist-at-bloom-energy-4369427222) - Bloom Energy - Fremont, CA - $112,300.00 - $161,700.00
- [Staff Applied Data Scientist, Pricing](https://www.coinbase.com/careers/positions/8083051?gh_jid=8083051) - Coinbase - $207,485—$244,100
- [Staff Product Data Scientist, Experimentation](https://careers.withwaymo.com/jobs?gh_jid=8078241) - Waymo - $230,000—$284,000
- [Lead Data Scientist](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4bfb7dadb3629540) - BMW - Woodcliff Lake, NJ - $181,712.96 - $201,300.00 a year
- [Staff Data Scientist](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=73bd4f90497fc1ee) - Atlas Air - White Plains, NY - $165,000 - $225,000 a year

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