Average Data Scientist with Statistical Analysis Skills Salary

The top respondents for the job title Data Scientist are from the companies Booz, Allen, and Hamilton, Microsoft Corp and International Business Machines (IBM) Corp.. Reported salaries are highest at Google, Inc. where the average pay is $141,925. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Microsoft Corp and Facebook Inc, earning around $123,557 and $115,092, respectively. Booz, Allen, and Hamilton pays the lowest at around $80,786. Deloitte and International Business Machines (IBM) Corp. also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $88,477 and $95,000, respectively.

Skills in Machine Learning and Python are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Data Modeling, R and Data Analysis.

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 $84,524 based on 315 salaries. An early career Data Scientist with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $93,729 based on 1,572 salaries. A mid-career Data Scientist with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $104,496 based on 495 salaries. An experienced Data Scientist with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $116,605 based on 167 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $125,438.

Employees with Data Scientist in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 25.6% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Seattle, Washington (13.1% more) and New York, New York (6.7% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Washington, District of Columbia (9.9% less), Chicago, Illinois (7.2% less) and Atlanta, Georgia (5.4% less).