Data Science salary

70 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for data science roles at senior level across the United States: 487 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $150,000 and $205,000, with a median of $175,500.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $103,367, mid-level $145,000, senior $175,500 and lead $218,500. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 111% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 32 of the 60 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

70 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$83,309 – $124,500	$103,367	42
Canada · country-wide	Entry	CA$60,250 – CA$105,000	CA$60,250	5hint
United States · country-wide	Mid	$115,300 – $175,500	$145,000	425
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$103,202 – CA$129,000	CA$115,500	41
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£42,000 – £85,000	£58,000	9hint
Australia · country-wide	Mid	A$122,210 – A$137,329	A$136,340	6hint
Germany · country-wide	Mid	€90,000 – €115,000	€94,813	5hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$150,000 – $205,000	$175,500	487
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$126,203 – CA$170,000	CA$142,450	41
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£82,300 – £112,500	£106,875	12
Germany · country-wide	Senior	€78,950 – €101,250	€84,475	6hint
United States · country-wide	Lead	$192,500 – $255,000	$218,500	129
Remote · United States	Mid	$122,369 – $180,125	$145,000	72
Remote · United States	Senior	$149,875 – $204,238	$182,882	110
Remote · Canada	Senior	CA$168,875 – CA$199,063	CA$171,765	8hint
Remote · United States	Lead	$188,050 – $244,280	$209,600	27
Alexandria	Mid	$127,494 – $143,275	$131,888	6hint
Arlington	Senior	$141,750 – $173,821	$162,850	6hint
Atlanta	Mid	$95,485 – $153,188	$113,375	6hint
Austin	Senior	$164,051 – $191,788	$191,075	7hint
Boston	Mid	$106,875 – $159,375	$132,000	18
Boston	Senior	$143,863 – $204,563	$163,850	20
Boston	Lead	$214,513 – $255,000	$235,981	12
Cambridge	Senior	$164,281 – $184,500	$179,650	8hint
Cambridge	Lead	$190,000 – $231,750	$229,000	9hint
Chantilly	Mid	$161,625 – $189,631	$171,525	10
Chicago	Mid	$100,350 – $187,788	$122,193	14
Chicago	Senior	$131,250 – $158,297	$146,463	18
Fort Meade	Mid	$144,591 – $164,625	$151,475	7hint
Foster City	Mid	$169,805 – $250,625	$185,975	6hint
Foster City	Senior	$194,220 – $237,963	$199,085	8hint
Irvine	Senior	$140,875 – $181,538	$151,250	6hint
London	Mid	£62,250 – £94,375	£80,000	6hint
London	Senior	£105,000 – £112,500	£108,750	9hint
Los Angeles	Mid	$131,667 – $145,130	$137,869	6hint
Los Angeles	Senior	$185,000 – $205,000	$187,500	9hint
Mclean	Mid	$128,850 – $193,719	$160,738	10
Mountain View	Senior	$185,000 – $231,500	$225,519	13
New York	Entry	$123,750 – $150,000	$142,250	8hint
New York	Mid	$137,581 – $208,900	$157,100	54
New York	Senior	$184,060 – $235,375	$204,500	51
New York	Lead	$158,750 – $213,125	$188,750	14
Palo Alto	Senior	$198,000 – $240,000	$214,500	9hint
Raleigh	Senior	$146,775 – $168,713	$167,700	6hint
San Diego	Mid	$117,500 – $163,000	$126,800	9hint
San Diego	Senior	$177,250 – $226,750	$224,500	7hint
San Francisco	Mid	$172,375 – $223,788	$207,750	32
San Francisco	Senior	$187,569 – $237,063	$212,128	42
San Francisco	Lead	$275,000 – $326,875	$292,500	6hint
San Jose	Mid	$156,213 – $174,200	$167,250	6hint
San Jose	Senior	$183,425 – $206,756	$197,600	11
Seattle	Mid	$161,427 – $303,308	$201,537	7hint
Seattle	Senior	$163,250 – $212,000	$198,000	9hint
Springfield	Mid	$118,081 – $162,000	$132,500	14
Springfield	Senior	$140,000 – $159,000	$145,000	6hint
Sunnyvale	Senior	$177,500 – $235,125	$192,000	7hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$95,675 – CA$120,413	CA$106,250	20
Toronto	Senior	CA$121,500 – CA$152,000	CA$133,100	25
Washington	Mid	$124,650 – $151,250	$134,200	11
Washington	Senior	$162,000 – $196,500	$171,000	6hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Top 60 of 70 ranges by sample size.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

by the team behind dataroles