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salary report · updated september 2026

How Much Do Data Science Jobs Pay in Denver? (September 2026)

As of September 2026, the median data science salary in Denver is $162,500 a year. Most roles pay between $97,490 and $214,280 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 94 live salaried listings across 39 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.

Median salary
$162,500
per year · annual USD
Typical range
$97k – $214k
10th–90th percentile
Range seen
$44k – $309k
lowest to highest
Sample
94
salaried listings · 39 companies

How pay has moved

$157k$161k$165kJul 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026

Median base salary by the month each role was posted, across current live listings. A monthly snapshot builds a firmer long-run trend over time.

Highest-paying employers

  1. #1
    SA
    Scale AI
    2 salaried listings in Denver
    $286,650
    median
    Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector$274k – $343k·Denver, COSenior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector$235k – $294k·Denver, CO
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  2. #2
    C
    Checkr
    2 salaried listings in Denver
    $222,750
    median
    Staff Data Engineer$224k – $264k·RemoteSenior Data Engineer$185k – $218k·Remote
    All Checkr roles →
  3. #3
    T
    Truebill
    3 salaried listings in Denver
    $207,500
    median
    Staff ML Engineer, Product$210k – $260k·San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y., Denver, COSenior Data Scientist, Growth Marketing$180k – $235k·San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, NY, Detroit, MI, Phoenix, AZ, Miami, FL, Denver, CO.Data Analyst, Growth Marketing$140k – $180k·San Francisco, CA, Washington, D.C., New York City, N.Y., Detroit, MI, Phoenix, AZ, Miami, FL, Denver, CO.
    All Truebill roles →
  4. #4
    O
    OpenTeams
    2 salaried listings in Denver
    $197,500
    median
    Distributed Systems ML Infrastructure Engineer$145k – $250k·RemoteSenior AI/ML Test and Evaluation Engineer$145k – $250k·Remote
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  5. #5
    TA
    True Anomaly
    6 salaried listings in Denver
    $185,000
    median
    Principal Data Engineer$200k – $280k·Denver, CO or Long Beach, CAData Scientist (II-Senior), Manufacturing Analytics$125k – $270k·Denver, CO or Long Beach, CAData Scientist (II-Senior), Operations & Reliability$125k – $270k·Denver, Colorado or Long Beach, CaliforniaMachine Learning Engineer (II-III), Space Agentic AI$125k – $220k·Denver, CO or Long Beach, CAMachine Learning Engineer (II-III), Space Edge Deployment$125k – $220k·Denver, Colorado or Long Beach, California
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Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings in Denver; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.

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Methodology: data science listings in Denver with a published salary, updated daily. Figures come from roles that are open right now. Ranges and single figures are converted to an annual US-dollar midpoint; hourly rates are annualised and out-of-band values dropped. Salary data is self-reported by employers and covers the roles that disclose pay — treat it as a directional guide, not a guarantee.