Data Scientist salary in California
Typical advertised pay for Data Scientist roles in California, from real job postings on FindRole.
Median advertised base salary
$214,500
Most postings fall between $175,500 and $228,250.
Based on 114 postings across 26 companies. Updated October 27, 2026.
As of October 2026, the median advertised base salary for Data Scientist roles in California is $214,500, based on 114 live job postings from 26 employers tracked by FindRole.
Published by FindRole · free to quote and reuse with attribution and a link to this page · how this is computed
Salary by seniority
| Level | 25th %ile | Median | 75th %ile | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $162,000 | $178,750 | $213,756 | 31 |
| Staff | $214,500 | $216,375 | $228,250 | 26 |
| Principal | $193,850 | $214,500 | $239,525 | 19 |
| Not specified | $148,569 | $188,150 | $210,799 | 18 |
Skills employers ask for in Data Scientist roles are on the national page →
Top companies hiring Data Scientists
- Walmart 30 postings · median $214,500
- Intuit 22 postings · median $247,500
- Apple Inc 9 postings · median $214,000
- Capital One Financial 7 postings · median $173,200
- Pinterest 6 postings · median $219,922
- Booz Allen Hamilton 6 postings · median $126,800
- Lyft 4 postings · median $166,500
- Amgen 4 postings · median $157,844
Open Data Scientist roles right now
The postings these numbers come from — see all Data Scientist jobs.
- Staff Data Scientist Walmart · Sunnyvale, CA View →
- Senior Data Scientist Circle · Remote (San Francisco, CA) View →
- Senior Data Scientist, Apple Ads Apple Inc · Cupertino, CA View →
- Distinguished Data Scientist Walmart · Sunnyvale, CA View →
- Senior Data Scientist, Customer Success Intuit · Mountain View, CA View →
- Data Scientist, Algorithms, Pricing, Rider Engagement Lyft · San Francisco, CA View →
See which Data Scientist roles you actually match
FindRole AI Match reads your resume against every open Data Scientist posting and ranks the ones worth your time — so you're applying where the pay and the fit both line up.
See AI Match plansData Scientist salary elsewhere
Prepping for Data Scientist roles?
Create a free FindRole account to save jobs, track applications, and get a weekly email of new Data Scientist postings.
Create a free accountThese figures are the midpoint of the advertised salary range on real Data Scientist job postings indexed by FindRole — employer-stated base pay, not total compensation (they exclude equity and bonuses), and they reflect the roles we index rather than the whole market. A guide, not a guarantee.