Data Scientist Salary in the United States

How much does a Data Scientist make in the United States? The average Data Scientist salary in the United States is $135,014 as of , but the salary range typically falls between $120,290 and $148,794. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Senior Data Engineer, Cloud

CloudPareto - Arlington , VA

The Data Scientist, Associate will be tasked with creating innovative, customer-centric models in the Federal market and push the envelope on Machine Learning capabilities. Position Details ...

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Sr Azure Databricks Architectre

Incept Data Solutions, Inc. - Sterling , VA

Architect and Design experience in Data Lake, Delta Lake, and Data Science platform. architecture using Azure ML, JupyterHub, Python, and Spark in a clustered environment * Agile software development ...

LinkedIn - 3 days ago

Senior Enterprise Data Specialist

Interos, Inc. - Arlington County , VA

You'll partner with Analysts, Methodologists, Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and others to understand their goals, build out processes and datasets, and ultimately empower through the ...

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Senior Data Engineer (Remote)

KYM ADVISORS, INC. - Richmond , VA

Requirements * Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics or related fields * 3+ years' experience in IT, data analytics, data ...

LinkedIn - 16 days ago

Data Architect - Principal

Synectics for Management Decisions Inc - Alexandria , VA

Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, MIS, Information Technology is preferred. Synectics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a competitive salary and an impressive full benefits package ...

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Elastic Stack Designer

ShorePoint - Herndon , VA

Collaborate with Data Architects and Data Scientists to help design our Elasticsearch systems * Ability to develop the solution with the end-state in mind * Optimize the deployed solutions; such as ...

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What does a Data Scientist do?

Data Scientist in Austin, TX

Build analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer acquisition, operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics.

July 17, 2021

Create data tools for analytics and data scientist team members that assist them in building and optimizing our product into an innovative industry leader.

August 21, 2021

Data Scientist in Boston, MA

Communicate effectively through listening, documentation and presentations, especially using compelling visualization tools to share analysis and interpretation of data.

October 31, 2021

Data Scientist in Chantilly, VA

Collaborate with Insider Threat analytic personnel to understand their mission needs, and identify forward thinking data science approaches for operationalization.

March 17, 2021

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Average Base Salary

Core compensation

120290

148794

135014

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

129132

164074

146597

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Data Scientist in the United States. The base salary for Data Scientist ranges from $120,290 to $148,794 with the average base salary of $135,014. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $129,132 to $164,074 with the average total cash compensation of $146,597.

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