Microsoft data scientist salary

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Average Microsoft data scientist salary

$138,764yearly

$51.01 hourly rate

Entry-level Microsoft data scientist salary

$108,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Microsoft pay data scientists?

The average salary for Microsoft data scientists is $138,764 per year. Microsoft data scientist salaries range between $108,000 to $176,000 per year. Microsoft data scientists earn 31% more than the national average salary for data scientists of $106,104.

Location impacts how much a data scientist at Microsoft can expect to make. Data scientists at Microsoft make the most in Mountain View, CA, Redmond, WA, and New York, NY.

How much does Microsoft pay data scientists by location?

Microsoft pays data scientists the most in Mountain View, CA, Redmond, WA, and New York, NY. Additionally, cities like Tempe and Cambridge also report highly competitive salaries for data scientists at Microsoft.

Data scientist Microsoft salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Mountain View, CA	$156,744	$75.36
2	Redmond, WA	$144,597	$69.52
3	New York, NY	$126,794	$60.96
4	Tempe, AZ	$122,362	$58.83
5	Cambridge, MA	$122,135	$58.72
6	Iselin, NJ	$115,586	$55.57
7	Irving, TX	$113,623	$54.63
8	Washington, DC	$112,640	$54.15
9	Chevy Chase, MD	$109,583	$52.68
10	Reston, VA	$108,721	$52.27

Highest-paid Microsoft data scientists by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Data Scientist	$150,611	$72	20
2	Data Architect	$140,008	$67	-
3	Data Engineer	$139,916	$67	17
4	Data Consultant	$127,430	$61	-
5	Data Science Internship	$122,706	$59	4
6	Analytical Data Miner	$122,549	$59	-

Recent salaries for data scientists at microsoft

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Principal Data Scientist-Coreai	Redmond, WA	06/26/2025	$188,000
Principal Data Scientist	Mountain View, CA	06/24/2025	$209,600
Principal Data Scientist	New York, NY	06/24/2025	$209,600
Data Scientist	New York, NY	05/28/2025	$158,400
Principal Data Scientist	Redmond, WA	05/13/2025	$209,600

Data scientist salary at Microsoft competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$153,148	$74	1196
2	Google	$141,242	$68	256
3	NVIDIA	$127,729	$61	24
4	Adobe	$125,490	$60	54
5	Box	$124,563	$60	-
6	Cisco	$124,201	$60	152
7	LinkedIn	$123,296	$59	12
8	Salesforce	$121,835	$59	12
9	Dell	$117,600	$57	8
10	HP	$113,270	$54	6
11	VMware	$112,796	$54	-
12	Oracle	$108,264	$52	3780
13	Sophos	$103,547	$50	-
14	Amd	$100,665	$48	8
15	IBM	$100,546	$48	78
16	Cognizant	$97,212	$47	24
17	Intel	$92,354	$44	-
18	Lockheed Martin	$91,708	$44	46
19	Red Hat	$91,060	$44	1
20	Northrop Grumman	$85,004	$41	31

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