The average salary for a data scientist in the United States is around $87,913 per year.
Avg Salary
Data scientists earn an average yearly salary of $87,913.
Wages typically start from $67,997 and go up to $180,644.
80% above national average Updated in 2018
Data scientist earnings by seniority
90th percentile
Top-level data scientist earnings begin at:
$86.85 per hour
$180,644 per year
75th percentile
Senior-level data scientist earnings begin at:
$58.39 per hour
$121,446 per year
50th percentile
Mid-level data scientist earnings begin at:
$42.27 per hour
$87,913 per year
25th percentile
Junior-level data scientist earnings begin at:
$35.30 per hour
$73,423 per year
10th percentile
Starting level data scientist earnings begin at:
$32.69 per hour
$67,997 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
How do data scientist salaries compare to similar careers?
Data scientists earn about the same as related careers in the United States. On average, they make less than solution architects but more than mathematicians.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Solution architect salary | $100K |
| Computer and information research scientist salary | $118K |
| Data scientist salary | $88K |
| Computer hardware engineer salary | $115K |
| Network architect salary | $109K |
| Information security analyst salary | $98K |
| Mathematician salary | $102K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)