Senior data scientist salary

The median posted base pay for senior data science jobs is $185K a year, from 311 open jobs at 205 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $161K to $211K. One job in ten has posted pay above $239K.

Data of Nov 9, 2026. This is posted base pay, not total pay. It does not include stock or a bonus.

Median posted base pay: $185K
Middle half of the jobs: $161K to $211K
10th to 90th percentile: $141K to $239K
Open jobs with posted pay: 311
Companies: 205

Data scientist pay by level

Posted base pay for data science jobs, by the level in the job title. This page is about the senior level. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.

Level not stated350 jobs$165K$135K to $200K
Senior311 jobs$185K$161K to $211K
Staff89 jobs$216K$188K to $240K
Principal54 jobs$195K$173K to $236K
Director+43 jobs$275K$220K to $314K

Each band goes from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The darker part is the middle half of the jobs. The line is the median. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Pay bands by level, data science. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Level	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Jobs with pay
Level not stated	$118K	$135K	$165K	$200K	$235K	350
Senior	$141K	$161K	$185K	$211K	$239K	311
Staff	$176K	$188K	$216K	$240K	$270K	89
Principal	$158K	$173K	$195K	$236K	$275K	54
Director+	$175K	$220K	$275K	$314K	$337K	43

Top-paying companies for senior data science jobs

The companies with the highest median posted base pay for senior data science jobs. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.

1Capital One$224K24 jobs
2Launch Potato$188K6 jobs
3impact.com$175K6 jobs
4Deloitte$166K7 jobs
5GRVTY$140K5 jobs

The median posted base pay of each company for senior data science jobs. We use the middle point of each posted range. A company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Senior data scientist pay by US region

The median posted base pay for senior data science jobs in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs.

New York60 jobs+11%$206K
Bay Area93 jobs+9%$203K
US remote72 jobs0%$185K
Other US cities122 jobs−6%$175K

The median posted base pay for senior data science in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs ($186K). A job that lists two regions counts in each region. A region needs 20 or more jobs. This is posted base pay, not total pay.

Pay by region, senior data science. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Region	Median posted base pay	Against the US median	Jobs with pay
New York	$206K	+11%	60
Bay Area	$203K	+9%	93
US remote	$185K	0%	72
Other US cities	$175K	−6%	122
All US jobs	$186K	0%	289

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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.