Data Scientist Salary & Career Guide
What 821 live Data Scientist postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.
- Open roles
- 821
- Employers
- 353
- Remote
- 20%
- Typical pay
- $107k–246k
- Verified live (7d)
- 783
Pay by experience
Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD · pick a band to read the rest of this page for it
| Experience | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | $100k | 49 |
| 3–5 years | $140k | 216 |
| 6–9 years | $171k | 124 |
| 10+ years | $155k | 48 |
Skills in demand
Across 802 data scientist postings that named at least one skill
- 92%
- 27%
- 23%
- 16%
- 15%
- 14%
- 13%
- 13%
- 12%
- 11%
Experience asked for
Minimum years named in the posting · 663 postings stated one
- 12%
- 50%
- 27%
- 11%
Work arrangement
Where the work is done · 550 postings stated one
- 29%
- 42%
- 28%
Education
The floor the posting sets · 417 postings stated one
- 2.9%
- 0.7%
- 66%
- 16%
- 14%