Data Scientist salary in Remote US.
Live salary data from Adzuna, calibrated against Hustle Report member submissions. Updated daily.
The 25 / 50 / 75 percentile band.
25th percentile
$76,000
Median (50th)
$99,000
Calibrated estimate
75th percentile
$127,000
Percentiles describe a snapshot of advertised salaries. Real take-home depends on tax band, pension contributions and bonuses. Hustle Report members can plug their actual numbers into the in-app calculator for a precise picture.
Data Scientist market in Remote US.
The data science market in 2026 is bifurcated: traditional ML roles have grown modestly, while LLM-adjacent and generative-AI roles command a 20-40% premium. The headline percentiles understate the AI-specialist tail.
Remote US specifically: Remote US salaries have stratified by employer model — pay-by-zone employers (Meta, Twilio) discount remote rates; pay-by-role employers (GitHub, Buffer, Zapier) pay national medians. Remote contract day rates remain the most liquid market for senior US engineers.
Members in this role typically add $11,000/year.
Modeled on a conservative 4 hours/week of contract work at the role's implied hourly equivalent ($55/hr). The Hustle Report Monday editorial finds the briefs and ranks them by fit so the time stays small.
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