How Much Do Remote Data Science Jobs Pay? (November 2026)
As of November 2026, the median data science salary for remote roles is $184,000 a year. Most roles pay between $112,500 and $269,921 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 865 live salaried listings across 346 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.
How pay has moved
Median base salary by month, from our monthly salary snapshots.
Highest-paying employers
- Research Engineer / Scientist, Pre-trainingResearch Engineer, Machine Learning (RL Velocity)Research Engineer, Knowledge TeamAI Engineer, GTM Claudification Security Data EngineerAll Anthropic roles →
- All Enveda roles →
- All EvolutionIQ roles →
- Senior Software Engineer, Strategy Research AnalyticsSenior Machine Learning EngineerSenior/Staff Software Engineer, Data EngineeringSoftware Engineer, Strategy Research AnalyticsAll The Voleon Group roles →
- Member of Technical Staff, Integration/RL Team (Research Engineer)Staff Research Engineer, Model EfficiencyAll Cohere roles →
Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings for remote roles; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.
Methodology: data science listings for remote roles 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.