Data Scientist compensation
Data Scientist Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median Data Scientist salary at AI startups is $208,750, based on 53 disclosed job postings ($60,736–$309,000 range). Updated July 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$60,736Minimum
$208,750Median
$309,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 53 disclosed salaries.
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Median Data Scientist salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series G+ | $249,300 | 16 |
| Series C | $207,500 | 12 |
| Series D | $202,375 | 16 |
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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 53 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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