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The average salary for a Data Scientist with Statistical Analysis skills is $95,732.
10%
$66k
MEDIAN
$96k
90%
$132k
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$66k - $132k
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$2k - $20k
Profit Sharing
$499 - $20k
Total Pay
$66k - $142k
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Popular Employer Salaries for Data Scientist
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$114k
$115k
$142k
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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.
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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
Data Modeling
$92,729
1,808 responses
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.
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 $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.
Pay Difference by Location
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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).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 2,603 survey responses.
Entry Level
12.1%
Early Career
60.4%
Mid Career
19.0%
Experienced
6.4%
Late Career
2.1%
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