How Much Do Data Science Jobs Pay in Sunnyvale? (September 2026)
As of September 2026, the median data science salary in Sunnyvale is $214,700 a year. Most roles pay between $161,300 and $331,462 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 117 live salaried listings across 20 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.
How pay has moved
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
- Principal Research Scientist, Robot Foundation ModelPrincipal Machine Learning Engineer, Geometric VisionStaff Machine Learning Engineer, Vision ModelsMachine Learning Engineering Manager, App SWStaff / Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AV CoreAll Wayve roles →
- All Scout AI roles →
- Research Scientist - Humanoid RoboticsResearch Engineer - 3D Vision and Generation, Self-DrivingResearch Engineer - AI/RL InfrastructureResearch Engineer - Reinforcement Learning, Self-DrivingResearch Engineer - Robot LearningAll Applied Intuition roles →
- Matterport - Lead Machine Learning R&D EngineerSenior Machine Learning R&D Engineer – MatterportMatterport – Senior Machine Learning/Computer Vision Engineer – 3D Reconstruction and Semantic UnderstandingMatterport - Senior ML Ops EngineerAll Costar roles →
- All Niantic Spatial roles →
Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings in Sunnyvale; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.
Methodology: data science listings in Sunnyvale 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.