Data Science & ML salary in United States

747 open data science & ml postings in United States publish a pay range. Converted to a yearly figure, the median is $236K, and the middle half sits between $182K and $280K. These figures cover the 906 open data science & ml jobs in United States, of which 82% show pay. Advertised ranges are what employers offer, not what people are paid, and senior roles publish pay less often.

Counted from live job postings on 17 Oct 2026; newest posted 16 Oct 2026.

906

open jobs

178

employers

$236K

median pay (747 ranges)

172

remote

Advertised pay, yearly

$183K

25th percentile

$236K

Median

$281K

75th percentile

By level

Internship

$137K

$125K – $146K · 43

Entry level

$142K

$90K – $193K · 13

Mid level

$211K

$162K – $279K · 263

Senior

$223K

$187K – $247K · 153

Staff/Principal

$276K

$238K – $305K · 174

Manager

$271K

$220K – $315K · 77

Director

$305K

$261K – $338K · 20

Top employers

Skills asked for most

python 622 machine learning 577 sql 291 llm 262 pytorch 257 statistics 251 recruiting 224 deep learning 209 tensorflow 146 aws 128

Questions people ask

What is the average data science & ml salary in United States?

The median advertised pay is $236K a year, from 747 postings with a published range. Half of them fall between $182K and $280K.

How does data science & ml pay change with seniority in United States?

Median by level: internship $137K (43 postings); entry level $142K (13 postings); mid level $211K (263 postings); senior $223K (153 postings); staff/principal $276K (174 postings); manager $271K (77 postings); director $304K (20 postings).

Who is hiring data science & ml staff in United States?

178 employers have open roles; the most active are Waymo (65), OpenAI (60), Anthropic (53), Pinterest (36) and SpaceX (36).

Data Science & ML pay in other countries

Data Science & ML salary in Canada 35 Data Science & ML salary in United Kingdom 26

Other salaries in United States

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Data Science & ML: jobs and interviews

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Data Science & ML salary in United States

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Data Science & ML pay in other countries

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Data Science & ML: jobs and interviews

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Data Science & ML salary in United States

Advertised pay, yearly

By level

Top employers

Skills asked for most

Questions people ask

Data Science & ML pay in other countries

Other salaries in United States

Data Science & ML: jobs and interviews

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