Quick answer
The median remote Data Scientist salary is US$160,600 (United States, 56 listings). The 25th–75th percentile band is US$97,900–US$234,900. Pay varies by market and currency — see the breakdown below, including smaller-sample markets which we label honestly with their listing counts.
Data Scientist salary by market
| Market | Median (annual) | 25th–75th percentile | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (USD) | US$160,600 | US$97,900–US$234,900 | 56 |
| Canada (CAD) | CA$249,000 | CA$199,200–CA$298,800 | 5 |
| Eurozone (EUR) | €49,980 | €39,360–€60,600 | 1(small sample) |
Median is used as the headline because it is robust to outliers. Markets with fewer than 5 disclosed-pay listings are flagged — treat those ranges as indicative only.
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Data Scientist salary — frequently asked questions
- What is the average data scientist salary?
- The median remote Data Scientist salary is US$160,600 per year in United States, based on 56 real job postings with disclosed pay. Most offers fall between US$97,900–US$234,900 (25th–75th percentile). Figures are aggregated from real GeraJobs listings, as of 2026-06-12 — not survey estimates.
- How much does a data scientist earn per year?
- A remote Data Scientist earns a median of US$160,600 annually in United States. The lowest disclosed offers start around US$14,560 and the highest reach US$330,500, across 62 real postings spanning 3 currency markets.
- How many data scientist jobs disclose their salary on GeraJobs?
- 62 real Data Scientist postings on GeraJobs disclosed a salary range and currency and feed these figures, as of 2026-06-12. The largest single market is United States with 56 disclosed-pay listings; smaller markets are published with their counts so you can weigh them honestly.
- What does a data scientist earn in Canada versus United States?
- In United States the median Data Scientist salary is US$160,600 (56 listings), while in Canada it is CA$249,000 (5 listings). Pay is quoted in each market's own currency (USD vs CAD), so compare the local figure rather than converting directly.
- Where does this data scientist salary data come from?
- Every figure is the median or 25th/75th percentile of real GeraJobs job postings that disclosed a salary range and currency for Data Scientist. Hourly-rate postings are excluded, and no survey data or estimates are mixed in. Data as of 2026-06-12, regenerated from live crawl data.
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Methodology: figures are the median and 25th/75th percentile of annual pay across 62 real GeraJobs postings that disclosed a salary range and currency for Data Scientist. Hourly-rate postings are excluded. No survey data or estimates are mixed in. Data as of 2026-06-12.