Palo Alto · United States
Data Scientist salary in Palo Alto
The median salary in Data Scientist job ads in Palo Alto, United States is $195,000 a year (about $16,250 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $170,500 to $219,750, based on 11 salaries from 7 employers, updated 8 Nov 2026.
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- Median in job ads
- $195,000
- a year
- Salaries
- 11
- from 7 employers
- Last updated
- 8 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 8 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where pay sits in Palo Alto
- 10th percentile
- $123,000
- 25th percentile
- $170,500
- Median
- $195,000
- 75th percentile
- $219,750
- 90th percentile
- $228,000
11 salaries · 11 live local jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Compared with the United States median of 328 salaries: down −0.7%
Based on 11 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 8 Nov 2026
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher Data Scientist pay in Palo Alto
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| aimedian $195,000 · 9 salaries | flat 0.0% | |
| pythonmedian $186,000 · 9 salaries | down −4.6% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest Data Scientist jobs that show their pay in Palo Alto
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Founding Data ScientistNectar · Mid level · posted 7 Nov 2026$200,000 – $250,000
- Senior Data Scientist, ProductMudflap · Entry level · posted 7 Nov 2026$185,000 – $225,000
- Data Scientist – AnalyticsAppLovin · Mid level · posted 4 Nov 2026$156,000 – $234,000
- Measurement Data ScientistAppLovin · posted 4 Nov 2026$98,000 – $148,000
- Senior Data Scientist, Planning and ForecastingQuince · Senior level · posted 1 Nov 2026$187,000 – $242,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
11 salaries from 7 employers, posted between 8 Nov 2025 and 8 Nov 2026. Last updated 8 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 91%
- Other sources 9%
Frequently asked questions
Data Scientist salary in Palo Alto: common questions
What is the average Data Scientist salary in Palo Alto in 2026?
Job ads for Data Scientist in Palo Alto on Jobiba list a median salary of $195,000 a year, based on 11 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $170,500 and $219,750 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Data Scientist pay in Palo Alto compare with the United States median?
The Data Scientist median in Palo Alto is -0.7% versus the United States median for the same role on Jobiba.
How does Jobiba calculate Data Scientist salary in Palo Alto?
From 11 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.