Data Scientist Salary in 2025
💰 The median Data Scientist Salary in 2025 is USD 146,000
✏️ This salary info is based on 3161 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Data Scientist salary lies between USD 110,000 and USD 185,000 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.
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- Data Scientist
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- 2025
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- 3161
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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Top 20 Job Tags for Data Scientist roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Data Scientist job listings are Python, Machine Learning and Statistics. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Python | 4988 jobs Machine Learning | 4610 jobs Statistics | 3765 jobs SQL | 3640 jobs Engineering | 3500 jobs Computer Science | 2630 jobs R | 2361 jobs Mathematics | 2269 jobs ML models | 2225 jobs Research | 2181 jobs AWS | 1887 jobs Testing | 1721 jobs Data analysis | 1640 jobs Deep Learning | 1598 jobs Data visualization | 1429 jobs GCP | 1353 jobs LLMs | 1346 jobs Pipelines | 1345 jobs TensorFlow | 1245 jobs NLP | 1215 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Data Scientist roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Data Scientist job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 4227 jobs Health care | 1968 jobs Equity / stock options | 1413 jobs Startup environment | 1406 jobs Competitive pay | 1382 jobs Flex hours | 1340 jobs Insurance | 1334 jobs Salary bonus | 1110 jobs Flex vacation | 870 jobs Team events | 848 jobs Parental leave | 835 jobs Medical leave | 757 jobs Wellness | 507 jobs 401(k) matching | 491 jobs Conferences | 266 jobs Transparency | 205 jobs Relocation support | 176 jobs Home office stipend | 164 jobs Fitness / gym | 156 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 137 jobsRelated salaries
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