Six Figure Work

Data scientist jobs with a published base of $100K+

Data scientists turn product, operations and research data into analyses, experiments and models. This page has generalist postings plus specialized ones in areas like fleet routing, autonomous driving and drug development.

Published pay at a glance

461 open postings from 210 employers, as of .

Median published starting base
$160K
Median midpoint of published ranges
$186,600
Half of postings publish a starting base between
$131,800 and $189,400
Median published range width
$52,200
Publish a starting base of $150K+
58%
Publish a starting base of $200K+
18%
Published starting base, number of postings in each range
  1. $100K - $125K88
  2. $125K - $150K107
  3. $150K - $175K98
  4. $175K - $200K87
  5. $200K - $225K36
  6. $225K - $250K16
  7. $250K - $275K16
  8. $275K - $300K5
  9. $300K - $325K1
  10. $325K - $350K5
  11. $350K - $375K0
  12. $375K - $400K0
  13. $400K+2

Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market.

New this week

117 of these postings were first seen by us in the last 7 days.

The 50 newest of 461 jobs

Newest first, by when we first saw the job. Each card shows the employer-published base range and links to the source.

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Who publishes the highest base here

Employers ranked by median published starting base across their open postings here. Employers need at least 3 postings to be listed.

EmployerOpen postingsMedian published starting base
OpenAI12$319K
Roblox6$263,700
NVIDIA3$224K
Suno5$220K
Reddit9$217K
Robinhood3$217K
Waymo5$213K
Wayve3$209,700
Zoox5$209K
Databricks3$192K

Where these jobs are

Most postings by state: California (136), New York (62), Virginia (60), Washington (30), Texas (18), Illinois (16), Massachusetts (12), Maryland (11), Colorado (7), Washington, DC (6).

Of the 24% of postings that state a workplace: 21% remote, 52% hybrid, 27% on-site. 76% of postings do not state a workplace, so these shares describe only the postings that do.

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How to read these figures

Figures are employer-published annual base ranges in USD for postings open at last check. They are not offers and not total compensation, and they do not show what anyone is paid. Because we list only ranges that start at $100K or more, these figures describe six-figure postings, not the whole job market. Read the methodology.