Data Scientist compensation
Data Scientist Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median Data Scientist salary at AI startups is $200,600, based on 108 disclosed job postings ($24,000–$460,000 range). Updated October 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$24,000Minimum
$200,600Median
$460,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 108 disclosed salaries.
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Median Data Scientist salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series G+ | $277,500 | 16 |
| Debt | $222,500 | 6 |
| Growth | $200,500 | 7 |
| Series D | $199,100 | 26 |
| Series C | $197,500 | 18 |
| Series E | $171,000 | 9 |
| Series A | $162,313 | 10 |
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How we calculate this
Roughly a quarter of AI-startup postings disclose pay. We extract the USD range from those that do, normalize each to a midpoint, and aggregate across distinct postings (deduplicated by posting ID). The minimum, median, and maximum above are based on 108 disclosed salaries. We publish aggregate ranges only, never a single company's salary, so the numbers stay representative rather than anecdotal.
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