Staff data scientist salary

The median posted base pay for staff data science jobs is $216K a year, from 89 open jobs at 62 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $188K to $240K. One job in ten has posted pay above $270K.

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: $216K
Middle half of the jobs: $188K to $240K
10th to 90th percentile: $176K to $270K
Open jobs with posted pay: 89
Companies: 62

Data scientist pay by level

Posted base pay for data science jobs, by the level in the job title. This page is about the staff 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 staff data science jobs

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

1Socure$211K5 jobs
2Launch Potato$188K6 jobs

The median posted base pay of each company for staff 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.

Company salaries:
Socure
Launch Potato

Staff data scientist pay by US region

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

US remote33 jobs+2%$220K
Bay Area31 jobs−3%$211K
Other US cities21 jobs−3%$211K

The median posted base pay for staff data science in each US region, compared with the median of all US jobs ($216K). 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, staff data science. Posted base pay in US dollars for each year.
Region	Median posted base pay	Against the US median	Jobs with pay
US remote	$220K	+2%	33
Bay Area	$211K	−3%	31
Other US cities	$211K	−3%	21
All US jobs	$216K	0%	82

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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.