Applied Data Science & Insights Leader - GTM Intelligence Solutions and Technical Success
San Francisco Full-time $441k – $515k/yr
pythonsqlmachine learningdata scienceDirect from employer Jun 11
Data Scientist salary in San Francisco
What employers are offering right now, from 94 live Data Scientist postings in San Francisco that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.
Median
$236k
a year, base pay
Middle half
$208k–$308k
25th to 75th percentile
Highest posted
$478k
range midpoint
How the offers are spread
$144k
$180k
$215k
$251k
$286k
$322k
$357k
$393k
Data Scientist pay by level
| Level | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | $209k | 21 |
| Staff & principal | $252k | 15 |
| Director & executive | $238k | 5 |
Top-paying companies for Data Scientist roles
Highest-paying open Data Scientist jobs
All 110 open jobs →Data Scientist, B2B Strategy & Intelligence
San Francisco Full-time $347k – $510k/yr
pythonsqldata scienceanalyticsDirect from employer 11d ago
Machine Learning Data Scientist, Forecasting
San Francisco Full-time $340k – $500k/yr
pythonsqlmachine learningpytorchDirect from employer Aug 12
Data Scientist, FinEng
San Francisco Full-time $293k – $515k/yr
pythonsqldata sciencedata engineeringDirect from employer 2d ago
Data Scientist, SMB Ads Growth
San Francisco Full-time $293k – $515k/yr
pythonsqlmachine learningdata scienceDirect from employer Jul 30
Data Scientist, Ads Demand
San Francisco Full-time $293k – $515k/yr
pythonsqldata scienceanalyticsDirect from employer Jul 30
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Data Scientist salary: common questions
- What is the average Data Scientist salary in San Francisco?
- The median midpoint of 94 live Data Scientist postings in San Francisco is $236k a year. Half of them fall between $208k and $308k.
- How does Data Scientist pay change with seniority?
- senior postings $209k. 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 ($352k), Anthropic ($333k), Figma ($265k), Discord ($264k).
- 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.
Other salaries in San Francisco
- Research Scientist · $300k
- Engineering Manager · $290k
- Hardware Engineer · $288k
- Cybersecurity · $278k
- Mobile Developer · $260k
- DevOps Engineer · $255k
- Full Stack Developer · $254k
- Software Engineer · $253k
- Legal & Compliance · $245k
- AI & Machine Learning · $243k
- Backend Developer · $241k
- Data Engineer · $240k
- Program Manager · $238k
- Product Manager · $236k
- Frontend Developer · $230k
- Sales · $220k
- Solutions Engineer · $212k
- Product & UX Designer · $206k
- Finance & Accounting · $200k
- Data Analyst · $200k
- Marketing · $199k
- Operations · $195k
- IT · $191k
- HR & Recruiting · $183k
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