Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Data Scientist during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Mid-level / Intermediate Data Scientist during 2025 is USD 141,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 14 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average mid-level / intermediate Data Scientist salary lies between USD 120,800 and USD 202,000 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Data Scientist
Experience
Mid-level / Intermediate
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
14
Top 10%
$ 208,800
Top 25%
$ 202,000
Median
$ 141,000
Bottom 25%
$ 120,800
Bottom 10%
$ 74,600

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Mid-level / Intermediate Data Scientist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Data Scientist job listings are Python, Machine Learning and Computer Science. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 26 jobs Machine Learning | 23 jobs Computer Science | 20 jobs SQL | 17 jobs Cloud | 17 jobs Mathematics | 13 jobs LLMs | 13 jobs Analytics | 12 jobs Threat detection | 8 jobs Big Data | 8 jobs Automation | 8 jobs PhD | 8 jobs Databricks | 8 jobs Business Intelligence | 8 jobs Threat intelligence | 7 jobs Network security | 6 jobs Agile | 6 jobs NLP | 6 jobs Azure | 5 jobs C | 5 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Mid-level / Intermediate Data Scientist roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with mid-level / intermediate Data Scientist job listings are Career development, Flex hours and Equity / stock options. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 19 jobs Flex hours | 5 jobs Equity / stock options | 4 jobs Health care | 4 jobs Salary bonus | 4 jobs Startup environment | 3 jobs Relocation support | 3 jobs Flex vacation | 2 jobs Competitive pay | 2 jobs Conferences | 2 jobs Medical leave | 2 jobs Parental leave | 1 jobs Insurance | 1 jobs

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