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salary report · updated november 2026

How Much Do Data Scientist Jobs Pay in the USA? (November 2026)

As of November 2026, the median Data Scientist salary in the USA is $173,200 a year. Most roles pay between $114,330 and $252,950 (the 10th–90th percentile), drawn from 850 live salaried listings across 332 companies. All figures are converted to annual US dollars so different sources compare like-for-like.

Median salary
$173,200
per year · annual USD
Typical range
$114k – $253k
10th–90th percentile
Range seen
$14k – $525k
lowest to highest
Sample
850
salaried listings · 332 companies
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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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    OpenAI
    14 salaried listings in the USA
    $396,000
    median
    Applied Data Science & Insights Leader - GTM Intelligence Solutions and Technical Success$441k – $515k·San FranciscoProduct Data Scientist - Youth, Families and Learning$401k – $510k·San FranciscoData Scientist, Ads Demand$293k – $515k·San FranciscoData Scientist, FinEng$293k – $515k·San FranciscoData Scientist, SMB Ads Growth$293k – $515k·San Francisco
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  2. #2
    A
    Anthropic
    7 salaried listings in the USA
    $332,500
    median
    Tech Lead Manager, Core Apps Data Scientist$460k – $460k·New York City, NYData Science Tech Lead Manager, Model Experience $380k – $460k·New York City, NYData Scientist, GTM$285k – $380k·New York City, NYData Scientist, Policy$285k – $380k·New York City, NYData Scientist, Product$285k – $380k·New York City, NY
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  3. #3
    D
    Discord
    3 salaried listings in the USA
    $294,500
    median
    Senior Data Science Manager, Developer Platform$342k – $380k·San Francisco Bay AreaStaff Data Scientist, Causal Inference & Experimentation$279k – $310k·San Francisco Bay AreaData Scientist - Client Platform$160k – $200k·San Francisco Bay Area
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  4. #4
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    Wf
    2 salaried listings in the USA
    $285,000
    median
    Senior Lead Securities Quantitative Analytics Specialist, Mortgage & RMBS Modeling$215k – $355k·CHARLOTTE, NCSenior Lead Securities Quantitative Analytics Specialist, Mortgage & RMBS Modeling$215k – $355k·NEW YORK, NY
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  5. #5
    N
    Novartis
    5 salaried listings in the USA
    $278,000
    median
    ED, Advance Analytics and Precision Health$225k – $419k·RemoteED, Advanced Analytics and Modeling$225k – $419k·Distant Employee - Distant Working Arrangement (DWA) (USA)Director, Advanced Analytics & Modeling Key Drivers Analytics (KDA) and CoE Lead$195k – $361k·Distant Employee - Distant Working Arrangement (DWA) (USA)Director, Advanced Analytics and Modeling - Key Drivers & Actions (KDA)$195k – $361k·Distant Employee - Distant Working Arrangement (DWA) (USA)AD, Advanced Analytics & Modeling$176k – $328k·East Hanover
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Employers ranked by median advertised base among those with at least two salaried listings in the USA; each one’s best-paying open roles are listed beneath it.

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Data Scientist pay elsewhere

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Methodology: Data Scientist listings in the USA 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.