Data Scientist, Business
San Francisco · New York City Full-time $345k – $440k/yr
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Data Scientist salary in New York
What employers are offering right now, from 68 live Data Scientist postings in New York that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.
Median
$219k
a year, base pay
Middle half
$189k–$266k
25th to 75th percentile
Highest posted
$393k
range midpoint
How the offers are spread
$115k
$149k
$183k
$218k
$252k
$286k
$320k
$355k
Data Scientist pay by level
| Level | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | $206k | 19 |
| Staff & principal | $259k | 12 |
| Director & executive | $238k | 7 |
Top-paying companies for Data Scientist roles
Highest-paying open Data Scientist jobs
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Data Scientist, Cybersecurity
US - Remote · New York City Full-time $263k – $515k/yr
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Director, Data Science
San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States $290k – $376k/yr
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Data Scientist, Safeguards
New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA $285k – $380k/yr
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Data Scientist, GTM
New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY $285k – $380k/yr
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Data Scientist, Policy
New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY; Washington, DC $285k – $380k/yr
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Data Scientist salary: common questions
- What is the average Data Scientist salary in New York?
- The median midpoint of 68 live Data Scientist postings in New York is $219k a year. Half of them fall between $189k and $266k.
- How does Data Scientist pay change with seniority?
- senior postings $206k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
- Which companies pay Data Scientist roles the most?
- Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at OpenAI ($389k), Anthropic ($333k), Datadog ($279k), Suno ($270k).
- Where do these numbers come from?
- From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.
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