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salary report · updated november 2026

How Much Do Data Science Jobs Pay in Pittsburgh? (November 2026)

As of November 2026, the median data science salary in Pittsburgh is $146,900 a year. Most roles pay between $103,536 and $249,520 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 102 live salaried listings across 17 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.

Median salary
$146,900
per year · annual USD
Typical range
$104k – $250k
10th–90th percentile
Range seen
$42k – $360k
lowest to highest
Sample
102
salaried listings · 17 companies
Data Scientist payData Analyst payAnalytics Engineer payAI Engineer pay

How pay has moved

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Median base salary by month, from our monthly salary snapshots.

Highest-paying employers

  1. #1
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    Datadog
    3 salaried listings in Pittsburgh
    $360,000
    median
    AI Research Scientist - Datadog AI Research (DAIR)$320k – $400k·New York, New York, USAStaff Research Scientist - Foundation & World Models $320k – $400k·New York, New York, USAStaff Research Scientist - Post-Training for Agents$320k – $400k·New York, New York, USA
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  2. #2
    L
    Latitude
    4 salaried listings in Pittsburgh
    $224,000
    median
    Senior Engineering Manager - Scalable Machine Learning$253k – $380k·RemoteSenior / Staff Software Engineer- Unified Modeling (Machine Learning)$179k – $269k·RemoteSenior Software Engineer - ML Infrastructure$179k – $269k·Pittsburgh, PA, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MISenior Software Engineer - Scalable Machine Learning$179k – $269k·Pittsburgh, PA, Palo Alto, CA, Detroit, MI
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  3. #3
    W
    Waymo
    2 salaried listings in Pittsburgh
    $216,500
    median
    Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Maneuvering Tech$213k – $263k·Mountain View, CA, USAMachine Learning Engineer, Maneuvering Tech$175k – $215k·Mountain View, CA, USA
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  4. #4
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    Motional
    8 salaried listings in Pittsburgh
    $205,625
    median
    Director of Data Science$288k – $396k·RemotePrincipal Machine Learning Engineer, Data Mining$240k – $330k·RemotePrincipal Business Intelligence Lead, System Performance$200k – $275k·RemotePrincipal Engineer, Data & ML Infrastructure$200k – $275k·RemoteSenior Data Scientist, Systems Performance$149k – $199k·Remote
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  5. #5
    SA
    Skild AI
    5 salaried listings in Pittsburgh
    $200,000
    median
    Deep Learning Manipulation Engineer$100k – $300k·Pittsburgh, San MateoMachine Learning Engineer$100k – $300k·San Mateo, PittsburghMachine Learning Engineer, Reinforcement Learning$100k – $300k·Pittsburgh, San MateoResearch Engineer$100k – $300k·Pittsburgh, San MateoResearch Scientist$100k – $300k·Pittsburgh, San Mateo
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Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings in Pittsburgh; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.

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Methodology: data science listings in Pittsburgh 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.