Data Scientist Salary in Australia during 2025
💰 The median Data Scientist Salary in Australia during 2025 is USD 109,026
✏️ This salary info is based on 20 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Data Scientist salary lies between USD 94,563 and USD 125,693 in Australia. 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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- Australia
- Salary year
- 2025
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Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). 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 | 8901 jobs Machine Learning | 8159 jobs Statistics | 6909 jobs SQL | 6411 jobs Engineering | 6200 jobs Computer Science | 4853 jobs R | 4260 jobs Mathematics | 4112 jobs Research | 3968 jobs ML models | 3769 jobs AWS | 3146 jobs Data analysis | 3027 jobs Testing | 2895 jobs Pipelines | 2586 jobs Deep Learning | 2542 jobs Data visualization | 2289 jobs LLMs | 2270 jobs TensorFlow | 2221 jobs Azure | 2167 jobs GCP | 2166 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 Flex hours. 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 | 7449 jobs Health care | 3648 jobs Flex hours | 2448 jobs Equity / stock options | 2384 jobs Competitive pay | 2383 jobs Startup environment | 2329 jobs Insurance | 2147 jobs Salary bonus | 1864 jobs Flex vacation | 1567 jobs Team events | 1560 jobs Parental leave | 1484 jobs Medical leave | 1345 jobs Wellness | 948 jobs 401(k) matching | 883 jobs Conferences | 489 jobs Transparency | 392 jobs Relocation support | 323 jobs Fitness / gym | 294 jobs Home office stipend | 293 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 244 jobsRelated salaries
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