Median salary
$226,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$182.7k – $251.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
85.9%
55 of 64 roles
Live roles
64
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
Scientist /Senior Scientist, Multimodal & Relational Machine Learning Foundation Models
Machine Learning Scientist, BioML
Machine Learning Scientist, Reinforcement Learning
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Roku
|
$225,488 | 6 |
|
Nuro
|
$229,900 | 5 |
|
Wayve
|
$273,850 | 4 |
Databricks
|
$226,000 | 4 |
Revolution Medicines
|
$273,000 | 3 |
|
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 $182,725 (25th percentile) and $251,625 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $166,100 to $273,066.
These figures are computed live from 64 active Data Scientist roles in California on JobsRadar, of which 55 (85.9%) 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 Altos Labs.
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.