Principal data scientist salary in the San Francisco Bay Area
The median posted base pay for principal data science jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $230K a year, from 20 open jobs at 10 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $204K to $249K. One job in ten has posted pay above $315K.
- Median posted base pay
- $230K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $204K to $249K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $182K to $315K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 20
- Companies
- 10
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. This page is about the principal level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Level not stated116 jobs$175K$153K to $222K
- Senior103 jobs$203K$171K to $230K
- Staff41 jobs$215K$202K to $230K
- Principal20 jobs$230K$204K to $249K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $140K | $153K | $175K | $222K | $288K | 116 |
| Senior | $157K | $171K | $203K | $230K | $264K | 103 |
| Staff | $198K | $202K | $215K | $230K | $275K | 41 |
| Principal | $182K | $204K | $230K | $249K | $315K | 20 |
Top-paying companies for principal data science jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for principal data science jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1Walmart$215K7 jobs
- Company salaries:
- Walmart
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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.