Data Scientist Salary in the United States

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How much does a Data Scientist make in the United States? The average Data Scientist salary in the United States is $120,176 as of April 24, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $108,665 and $133,348. 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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Staffing - West Sacramento , CA

Data Scientist Client: Beckman Coulter Inc. Pay Rate: $65/hr Location: West Sacramento CA - Hybrid Duration: 6 Months Job Description: Responsibilities You will work on mid to large scale data ...

ZipRecruiter - 1 day ago

Data Scientist Product

StartUs GmbH - Boston , MA

We are looking for a Data Scientist to join the band and help drive a data-first culture across Spotify. As a Data Scientist, our mission is to turn terabytes of data into insights and get a deep ...

Lensa - 2 days ago

Data Scientist

The Lab Consulting - Houston , TX

We are seeking a data scientist who is passionate about business processes, automation, operational data measurement, and the intellectual challenge analyzing them offers. The person we seek has ...

LinkedIn - 3 days ago

Junior Data Scientist (Geospatial/Remote Sensing)

Rise Technical - Las Vegas , NV

Junior Data Scientist (Geospatial/Remote Sensing) Houston - Texas (Hybrid) $70,000 - $100,000 + 401k + PTO + Healthcare + Dental + Equity + Bonuses Are you a Junior Data Scientist with knowledge in ...

LinkedIn - 3 days ago

Data Scientist - NLP, ML & Deep Learning

Tata Consultancy Services - San Jose , CA

Job Title Data Scientist - NLP, ML & Deep Learning "ROLE" as per TCS Role Master Data Scientist Candidate for this position to be offered with TAIC or TCSL as Entity TCSL Relevant Experience (in Yrs ...

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Data Scientist (W2 only)

Net2Source Inc. - Santa Clara , CA

Data Scientist Location - Santa Clara, CA (Hybrid) Contract/ Full Time This is data scientist role focused on transforming complex and large (100s of terabytes) multi-dimensional data e.g. tabular ...

LinkedIn - 4 days ago

What does a Data Scientist do?

Data Scientist in Austin, TX

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

April 02, 2023

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

May 21, 2023

Data Scientist in Boston, MA

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

February 27, 2023

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 20, 2023

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Average Base Salary

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108665

133348

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Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

115573

142993

128439

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 $108,665 to $133,348 with the average base salary of $120,176. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $115,573 to $142,993 with the average total cash compensation of $128,439.

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