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.
84% above national average Updated in 2018
Data scientist earnings by seniority
Top-level data scientist earnings begin at:
$86.85 per hour
$180,644 per year
Senior-level data scientist earnings begin at:
$58.39 per hour
$121,446 per year
Mid-level data scientist earnings begin at:
$42.27 per hour
$87,913 per year
Junior-level data scientist earnings begin at:
$35.30 per hour
$73,423 per year
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 geospatial information scientists.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Solution architect salary | $100K |
| Computer and information research scientist salary | $118K |
| Data scientist salary | $88K |
| Computer hardware engineer salary | $115K |
| Computer network architect salary | $109K |
| Information security analyst salary | $98K |
| Geospatial information scientist salary | $90K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)