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Data Scientist Salary in California

What Data Scientist roles pay in California, from 100 postings that disclosed a range, broken down by experience.

Open roles
124
Employers
81
Remote
2%
Typical pay
$140k–260k
Verified live (7d)
117

Pay is advertised by 81% of these postings (100 of 124 in USD), so read it as what is offered rather than what is paid.

Pay by experience

Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD

ExperienceMedianPostings
0–2 years$133k10
3–5 years$165k39
6–9 years$180k23

Measured from 100 of 124 live postings that advertised a range in USD. Employers who disclose pay are not a random sample of employers, so read this as what is advertised rather than what is paid.

Experience asked for

Minimum years named in the posting · 99 postings stated one

0–2 years
13%
3–5 years
51%
6–9 years
30%
10+ years
6.1%

Skills in demand

Across 2,504 data scientist postings that named at least one skill

Work arrangement

Where the work is done · 82 postings stated one

Remote
3.7%
Hybrid
72%
On-site
24%

Roles advertising a range

Employers hiring for this

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