Average Data Scientist with Natural Language Processing (NLP) Skills Salary

The top respondents for the job title Data Scientist are from the companies Booz, Allen, and Hamilton, Microsoft Corp and Square, Inc.. Reported salaries are highest at Microsoft Corp where the average pay is $125,968. Booz, Allen, and Hamilton pays the lowest at around $83,953.

Skills that pay less than market rate include Statistical Analysis, R, Data Analysis, Python and Machine Learning.

An entry-level Data Scientist with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $96,510 based on 60 salaries. An early career Data Scientist with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $101,176 based on 275 salaries. A mid-career Data Scientist with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $109,759 based on 73 salaries. An experienced Data Scientist with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $126,929 based on 17 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $152,000.

Employees with Data Scientist in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 15.6% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Chicago, Illinois (6.2% more) and Seattle, Washington (2.2% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Austin, Texas (10.8% less), Washington, District of Columbia (9.0% less) and Boston, Massachusetts (3.1% less).