Data Scientist Salary & Career Guide
What 602 live Data Scientist postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.
- Open roles
- 602
- Employers
- 313
- Remote
- 20%
- Typical pay
- $111k–255k
- Verified live (7d)
- 555
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 | $123k | 45 |
| 3–5 years | $140k | 170 |
| 6–9 years | $170k | 86 |
| 10+ years | $173k | 24 |
What skills do data scientist jobs ask for?
Across 587 data scientist postings that named at least one skill
Python is named by 93% of the 587 data scientist postings that name any skill. Large Language Models follows at 28%.
- 93%
- 28%
- 22%
- 20%
- 17%
- 15%
- 13%
- 12%
- 12%
- 12%
How much experience do data scientist jobs ask for?
Minimum years named in the posting · 461 postings stated one
3–5 years is the most common minimum, named by 52% of the 461 data scientist postings that state one.
- 16%
- 52%
- 25%
- 7.2%
Are data scientist jobs remote?
Where the work is done · 392 postings stated one
29% of the 392 data scientist postings that say where the work happens are remote, against 40% hybrid and 32% on-site.
- 29%
- 40%
- 32%
Do data scientist jobs need a degree?
The floor the posting sets · 332 postings stated one
Bachelor's is the most common floor, set by 51% of the 332 data scientist postings that state one. 18% ask for a doctorate.
- 1.2%
- 51%
- 30%
- 18%
Employers hiring for this
Currently open
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