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Data Scientist Salary 2026

Data scientists build ML models and extract insights from data.

Last updated: Live ECB Rates (2026-11-03)

United States · Annual Salary 2026

25th Percentile

$93k

Entry level

Median

$133k

Market rate

75th Percentile

$206k

Senior level

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Data Scientist Salary by Country

Salaries converted to local currency using real-time market rates. Cost of Living (CoL) index shown to help compare true purchasing power.

Cost of Living (CoL) Index is benchmarked against the US baseline (100). A CoL of 50 means living expenses are ~50% lower than in the United States.

<40 · Very affordable40–70 · Moderate70–100 · Expensive100+ · Very expensive
  • United States
    CoL 100≈$133k US buying power
    $133,000USD
  • United Kingdom
    CoL 82≈$81k US buying power
    £49,587GBP
  • Germany
    CoL 68≈$106k US buying power
    €64,245EUR
  • France
    CoL 74≈$83k US buying power
    €54,727EUR
  • Netherlands
    CoL 76≈$91k US buying power
    €61,866EUR
  • Switzerland
    CoL 122≈$101k US buying power
    CHF 101,417CHF
  • Ireland
    CoL 78≈$94k US buying power
    €65,435EUR
  • Canada
    CoL 74≈$117k US buying power
    CA$120,814CAD
  • Australia
    CoL 72≈$115k US buying power
    A$118,074AUD
  • Singapore
    CoL 85≈$84k US buying power
    SGD 92,016SGD
  • UAE
    CoL 62≈$107k US buying power
    AED 244,055AED
  • India
    CoL 26≈$67k US buying power
    ₹1,638,228INR
  • Pakistan
    CoL 20≈$33k US buying power
    PKR 1,848,700PKR
  • Nigeria
    CoL 30≈$27k US buying power
    NGN 12,369,000NGN
  • Kenya
    CoL 34≈$31k US buying power
    KES 1,627,920KES
  • South Africa
    CoL 38≈$63k US buying power
    ZAR 398,311ZAR
  • Brazil
    CoL 38≈$70k US buying power
    R$146,124BRL
  • Mexico
    CoL 42≈$70k US buying power
    MX$544,160MXN
  • Philippines
    CoL 34≈$39k US buying power
    ₱844,031PHP
  • Malaysia
    CoL 40≈$53k US buying power
    MYR 86,759MYR

Low = 25th percentile · Bold = Median · High = 75th percentile · CoL = Cost of Living Index (US = 100)

Skills That Increase Data Scientist Salary

Certifications and specialized domains that command market compensation multipliers.

  • TensorFlow certification+15–25%
  • AWS ML Specialty+12–20%
  • Published research+20–35%

Key Skills for Data Scientist

Connected Intelligence

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