Salary for Senior-level / Expert Data Scientist during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Data Scientist during 2025 is USD 146,175

✏️ This salary info is based on 34 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average senior-level / expert Data Scientist salary lies between USD 124,000 and USD 195,000 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
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
34
Top 10%
$ 235,000
Top 25%
$ 195,000
Median
$ 146,175
Bottom 25%
$ 124,000
Bottom 10%
$ 104,040

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 Senior-level / Expert Data Scientist roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert Data Scientist job listings are Machine Learning, Python 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:

Machine Learning | 40 jobs Python | 38 jobs Computer Science | 34 jobs Analytics | 30 jobs Cloud | 25 jobs Mathematics | 24 jobs AWS | 22 jobs Clearance | 21 jobs NLP | 20 jobs SQL | 19 jobs TS/SCI | 15 jobs Artificial Intelligence | 14 jobs Compliance | 14 jobs Agile | 14 jobs Azure | 13 jobs Vulnerabilities | 11 jobs Security Clearance | 11 jobs PhD | 11 jobs Threat detection | 10 jobs CISSP | 10 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Data Scientist roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Data Scientist job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. 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 | 36 jobs Health care | 22 jobs Flex hours | 18 jobs Insurance | 18 jobs Flex vacation | 14 jobs Competitive pay | 12 jobs Equity / stock options | 7 jobs Parental leave | 6 jobs Team events | 6 jobs Medical leave | 6 jobs 401(k) matching | 5 jobs Startup environment | 5 jobs Salary bonus | 4 jobs Flexible spending account | 4 jobs Wellness | 3 jobs Gear | 3 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs Signing bonus | 1 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs

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