Data Scientist: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 313 active jobs for “Data Scientist”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $198,000 per year (n = 131). Most requested skills: Python, SQL, Data Science.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $198,000 per year | $153,200 per year – $236,000 per year | 131 |
| Europe | not enough data | 4 | |
| CIS | not enough data | 5 | |
| Asia | not enough data | 1 | |
| Remote, region not specified | not enough data | 2 | |
Skills in requirements
- Python — 68%
- SQL — 66%
- Data Science — 36%
- A/B testing — 33%
- Machine Learning — 33%
- experimentation — 31%
- causal inference — 24%
- stakeholder management — 23%
- statistical modeling — 14%
- dashboards — 13%
- product analytics — 13%
- R — 13%
- forecasting — 12%
- cross-functional collaboration — 11%
- Statistics — 10%
- Mentoring — 7%
- scikit-learn — 7%
- NLP — 7%
- data visualization — 6%
- dbt — 6%
Levels
- Junior — 21
- Middle — 89
- Senior — 167
- Lead — 29
- Head — 1
- Director — 4
FAQ
How much do “Data Scientist” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $198,000 per year, half of jobs between $153,200 per year and $236,000 per year (n = 131). Pay is stated in 46% of jobs.
Which skills do “Data Scientist” jobs require?
Python — 68%, SQL — 66%, Data Science — 36%, A/B testing — 33%, Machine Learning — 33%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 270).
How many “Data Scientist” jobs are remote?
Remote — 31%, hybrid — 23%, office — 46% (of 313 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “Data Scientist” jobs?
Intern and junior — 21 jobs (7%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 94% of jobs; most often: C1 — 79%, B2 — 9%, B1 — 4%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 77%, Telegram 12%, HeadHunter 11%, LinkedIn 0%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.