Median salary
$226,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$185k – $252.4k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
86.2%
56 of 65 roles
Live roles
65
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Senior Research Data Scientist
Applied Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer
Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Conversion Modeling
Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Creative Generation & Personalization
Senior/Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist: Generative Modeling for Planning
Machine Learning Scientist, Reinforcement Learning
Scientist /Senior Scientist, Multimodal & Relational Machine Learning Foundation Models
Machine Learning Scientist, BioML
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Roku
|
$225,488 | 6 |
Revolution Medicines
|
$273,000 | 5 |
|
Nuro
|
$229,900 | 5 |
|
Wayve
|
$273,850 | 4 |
Databricks
|
$226,000 | 4 |
|
Profluent
|
$265,000 | 3 |
GoFundMe
|
$224,500 | 2 |
Relativity Space
|
$168,000 | 2 |
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How much do Data Scientist roles in California pay?
The median salary for Data Scientist roles in California is $226,000 per year. Most pay falls between $184,963 (25th percentile) and $252,438 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $165,450 to $273,077.
These figures are computed live from 65 active Data Scientist roles in California on JobsRadar, of which 56 (86.2%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Data Scientist roles in California include Roku, Wayve, Nuro and Profluent.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.