Data Scientist salary in Seattle
Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 21, 2026
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Data Scientist pay in Seattle is measured from 12 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 7 postings put the middle half between $180,400 and $211,000, with a median of $198,000.
Against the 13 other measured markets for data scientist at senior, this sits below 6 of them; Mountain View leads at $225,519.
Every range here rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read them as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.
20 data scientist roles are open in Seattle right now, 19 listing pay.
| Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | $160,855 – $240,616 | $162,000 | 5hint |
| Senior | $180,400 – $211,000 | $198,000 | 7hint |
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.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open data scientist roles in Seattle · 19 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $148,000–$250,000scale $80,000–$350,000
Senior Data Scientist, Growth Marketing Metropolis · Los Angeles New $190,000–$220,000 3d ago Senior Data Scientist, Growth Marketing Metropolis · New York New $200,000–$230,000 3d ago Senior Data Scientist - Personalization & Relevance Nordstrom · Seattle New $166,000–$258,000 3d ago 
Principal Data Scientist, Analytics Liveramp · San Francisco $193,500–$227,500 4d ago 
Principal Data Scientist Yoodli AI Roleplays · Seattle $200,000–$220,000 9d ago 
Staff Data Scientist, Algorithm, Growth Airwallex · Seattle $250,000–$299,000 10d ago 
Senior Data Scientist Remitly · Seattle $176,000–$220,000 2w ago 
Data Scientist II, Fraud & Risk Socure · San Francisco $140,000–$170,000 2w ago 
Data Scientist Stripe · Seattle $193,232–$288,000 4w ago 
Data Scientist Lyft · Seattle $129,709–$192,000 7w ago Data Scientist II - Big Data R&D, Identity Graph & Deceased Monitoring Socure · San Francisco $140,000–$170,000 7w ago Senior Data Scientist - Document Verification Socure · San Francisco $191,000–$230,000 2mo ago Staff Data Scientist - Digital Intelligence Socure · San Francisco $210,000–$250,000 2mo ago Senior Data Scientist, Causal Inference Lyft · San Francisco $148,000–$185,000 4mo ago Senior Data Scientist, Causal Inference Lyft · Seattle $136,160–$170,240 4mo ago Senior Data Scientist, Causal Inference Lyft · New York $148,000–$185,000 4mo ago 
Data Scientist, Core Experimentation OpenAI · Seattle $347,000–$385,000 5mo ago Senior Data Scientist - Digital Intelligence, Device Signals Socure · San Francisco $150,000–$185,000 6mo ago Staff Data Scientist - Fraud & Risk Socure · San Francisco $191,000–$230,000 8mo ago 
Data Scientist Opendoor · Seattle $161,427–$303,308e 5mo ago