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Average Meta data scientist salary

$153,148yearly

$51.01 hourly rate

Entry-level Meta data scientist salary
$120,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Meta pay data scientists?

The average salary for Meta data scientists is $153,148 per year. Meta data scientist salaries range between $120,000 to $194,000 per year. Meta data scientists earn 44% more than the national average salary for data scientists of $106,104.

Location impacts how much a data scientist at Meta can expect to make. Data scientists at Meta make the most in Menlo Park, CA, Seattle, WA, and New York, NY.

How much does Meta pay data scientists by location?

Meta pays data scientists the most in Menlo Park, CA, Seattle, WA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Cambridge and Washington also report highly competitive salaries for data scientists at Meta.

Data scientist Meta salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Menlo Park, CA$166,358$79.98
2Seattle, WA$162,228$77.99
3New York, NY$153,356$73.73
4Cambridge, MA$148,530$71.41
5Washington, DC$138,125$66.41
6Pittsburgh, PA$130,454$62.72
7Chicago, IL$128,527$61.79
8Ione, OR$127,065$61.09
9Austin, TX$125,837$60.50

Highest-paid Meta data scientists by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Data Scientist$168,751$81-
2Data Architect$164,517$79-
3Data Engineer$157,227$7642
4Data Consultant$145,440$70-
5Analytical Data Miner$135,976$65-
6Data Science Internship$125,561$60-

Recent salaries for data scientists at meta

JobLocationDate addedSalary
Data Scientist, AnalyticsSeattle, WA06/26/2025$178,838
Data Scientist (Technical Leadership)Los Angeles, CA06/25/2025$206,000
Data Scientist, AnalyticsRaleigh, NC06/19/2025$189,953
Data Scientist, AnalyticsAnnapolis, MD06/19/2025$189,953
Data Scientist, AnalyticsTallahassee, FL06/19/2025$189,953

Data scientist salary at Meta competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Apple$147,478$71116
2Google$141,242$68376
3Microsoft$138,764$67280
4eBay$136,406$668
5PayPal$135,916$6517
6Pinterest$130,066$6314
7Uber Technologies$126,106$612
8Bloomberg$126,089$6157
9Adobe$125,490$6088
10Cisco$124,201$60118
11Palantir$124,003$60-
12LinkedIn$123,296$5911
13Salesforce$121,835$5930
14Intuit$114,603$55137
15VMware$112,796$54-
16Oracle$108,264$523339
17Akritiv$101,429$49-
18IBM$100,546$4833
19Xerox$95,909$46-
20Intel$92,354$447

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