AI salaries · updated November 3, 2026

Data Scientist at AI Companies salary

Data scientists measure how AI products are used and turn experiments into decisions. Across 48 open postings that publish pay, the median is $270K a year, and the middle half pay $226K to $346K.

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Median yearly pay

$270K

10th
$197K
25th
$226K
75th
$346K
90th
$404K

From 48 open postings at 13 companies that publish pay.

  • $270KMedian posted pay
  • $123K–$515KLowest to highest posted
  • 48Postings with pay
  • 67Open roles now

Pay breakdown

By experience level

Median of each posting's pay range, grouped by the level in the job title.

  • Mid level 29$333K
  • Senior 19$253K

Remote or in the office

Remote roles often pay by the location you live in; on-site roles here are mostly in high-cost cities.

  • Remote 14$378K
  • On-site or hybrid 34$269K

Top-paying companies

Companies with at least two open Data Scientist at AI Companies postings that show pay, by median.

  • OpenAI 14$396K
  • Anthropic 8$333K
  • Suno 5$270K
  • Waymo 5$238K
  • Databricks 4$226K
  • Zoox 4$222K
  • Ramp 2$217K

How we calculate this

We read the pay ranges employers publish on their own job postings (US pay-transparency laws require most of them), count each posting once at the middle of its range, and use only yearly US-dollar pay. Equity and bonuses are not included; for sales roles some employers publish on-target earnings (base plus commission) instead of base pay. The data refreshes twice a day from 3,633 AI job postings with pay.

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