Data scientist salary in the San Francisco Bay Area
The median posted base pay for data science jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area is $198K a year, from 264 open jobs at 140 companies. The middle half of the jobs is from $160K to $230K. One job in ten has posted pay above $287K.
- Median posted base pay
- $198K
- Middle half of the jobs
- $160K to $230K
- 10th to 90th percentile
- $140K to $287K
- Open jobs with posted pay
- 264
- Companies
- 140
Data scientist pay by level in the San Francisco Bay Area
Posted base pay for data science jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area, by the level in the job title. A level needs 20 or more jobs with posted pay.
- Level not stated117 jobs$168K$149K to $217K
- Senior91 jobs$203K$170K to $228K
- Staff31 jobs$211K$201K to $239K
| Level | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $132K | $149K | $168K | $217K | $285K | 117 |
| Senior | $155K | $170K | $203K | $228K | $246K | 91 |
| Staff | $193K | $201K | $211K | $239K | $275K | 31 |
Top-paying companies for data science jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
The companies with the highest median posted base pay for data science jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area. A company name opens its levels in the pay explorer.
- 1OpenAI$396K7 jobs
- 2Roblox$293K5 jobs
- 3Waymo$238K5 jobs
- 4Databricks$226K6 jobs
- 5Capital One$211K11 jobs
- 6Socure$211K13 jobs
- 7Revolution Medicines$185K7 jobs
- 8Natera$157K5 jobs
- 9Xaira Therapeutics$140K6 jobs
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How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A role page needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay. In the bar chart, a company needs 5 or more jobs with posted pay.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.