Data Science & ML salary in United States

746 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 910 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 17 Oct 2026.

910

open jobs

185

employers

$236K

median pay (746 ranges)

176

remote

Advertised pay, yearly

$182K

25th percentile

$236K

Median

$281K

75th percentile

By level

Internship

$137K

$125K – $146K · 43

Entry level

$142K

$90K – $193K · 13

Mid level

$210K

$162K – $280K · 262

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 628 machine learning 582 sql 299 llm 264 pytorch 258 statistics 254 recruiting 225 deep learning 210 tensorflow 148 aws 133

Questions people ask

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

The median advertised pay is $236K a year, from 746 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 $210K (262 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?

185 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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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

Pay tools

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

Pay tools

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