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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Director of Data Science

Owns data science strategy for a business unit.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$421k

Mean

$438k

10th–90th pct

$320k–$581k

Observations

311

Confidence: 33% · based on 311 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
Strategic Planning
Core
Machine Learning
Core
People Management
Common certifications
AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty · 23% of postings
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
65% require · 26% prefer
Master's Degree
21% require · 30% prefer
No College
10% require · 12% prefer
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Common next roles
Chief Data Officer+67.4%Analytics Manager+8.1%Master Data Manager+1.8%Data Privacy Analyst-57.5%Data Governance Analyst-60.8%
Common previous roles
Data Privacy Analyst-135.5%Data Governance Analyst-155.4%Analytics Manager+7.5%Chief Data Officer+40.3%Master Data Manager+1.8%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)8,833
Posting growth+11.3%
Median days to fill43 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)173,462
Projected growth10.4%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness55%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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