Data Scientist salaries in San Francisco.
What Data Scientist roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
Compare with anotherMedian salary
$213,378
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$184.4k – $250.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
83.2%
163 of 196 roles
Live roles
196
open right now
Salary trend
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How much do Data Scientist roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Data Scientist roles in San Francisco is $213,378 per year. Most pay falls between $184,425 (25th percentile) and $250,472 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $159,200 to $311,250.
These figures are computed live from 196 active Data Scientist roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 163 (83.2%) 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 San Francisco include OpenAI, Mercor, Anthropic and Suno.
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.