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The average salary for a Data Scientist with Apache Spark skills is $102,070.
10%
$74k
MEDIAN
$102k
90%
$138k
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$74k - $138k
Bonus
$1k - $19k
Profit Sharing
$5k - $30k
Total Pay
$75k - $149k
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Popular Employer Salaries for Data Scientist
The top respondents for the job title Data Scientist are from the companies Expedia, Inc., International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. and Microsoft Corp. Reported salaries are highest at Microsoft Corp where the average pay is $115,325. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Expedia, Inc., earning around $114,954. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. pays the lowest at around $75,000. Ford Motor Company also pays on the lower end of the scale, paying $93,600.
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Popular Skills for Data Scientist
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Machine Learning
$99,102
5,320 responses
Python
$97,587
4,951 responses
Data Analysis
$91,860
3,560 responses
R
$89,608
2,689 responses
Statistical Analysis
$95,732
2,601 responses
Skills that pay less than market rate include Statistical Analysis, R, Data Analysis, Python and Machine Learning.
Pay by Experience Level for Data Scientist
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 $92,561 based on 48 salaries. An early career Data Scientist with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $100,211 based on 340 salaries. A mid-career Data Scientist with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $119,222 based on 88 salaries. An experienced Data Scientist with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $134,498 based on 20 salaries.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Data Scientist in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 22.4% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in San Jose, California (17.6% more) and Seattle, Washington (9.1% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Atlanta, Georgia (9.8% less), Chicago, Illinois (2.1% less) and Boston, Massachusetts (1.8% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 496 survey responses.
Entry Level
9.7%
Early Career
68.5%
Mid Career
17.7%
Experienced
4.0%
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