Data scientist salary in the San Francisco Bay Area
The median posted base pay for data science jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $202K a year, from 304 open jobs at 158 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $167K to $235K. One job in ten has posted pay above $289K.
- Median posted base pay
- $202K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $167K to $235K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $147K to $289K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 304
- Companies
- 158
Data scientist pay by level in the San Francisco Bay Area
Posted base pay for data science jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area, by the level in the job title. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Level not stated116 jobs$177K$153K to $223K
- Senior102 jobs$202K$171K to $230K
- Staff41 jobs$215K$202K to $230K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $140K | $153K | $177K | $223K | $288K | 116 |
| Senior | $157K | $171K | $202K | $230K | $258K | 102 |
| Staff | $198K | $202K | $215K | $230K | $275K | 41 |
Top-paying companies for data science jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for data science jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1OpenAI$396K7 jobs
- 2Roblox$293K5 jobs
- 3Meta$284K5 jobs
- 4Waymo$238K5 jobs
- 5Google$230K5 jobs
- 6Databricks$226K5 jobs
- 7Capital One$221K11 jobs
- 8Walmart$209K19 jobs
- 9PayPal$202K6 jobs
- 10Socure$189K12 jobs
- 11Revolution Medicines$188K6 jobs
- 12Xaira Therapeutics$140K6 jobs
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How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.