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Data Scientist Salary by Country (2026)

Mid-career median salaries for data scientists in 62 countries, ranked by USD equivalent. Click any country for the full breakdown — experience levels, taxes, demand, and career guidance.

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#CountryMedian (local)Median (USD)
1SingaporeSGD 267,000$206,571
2Ireland€165,000$188,496
3QatarQAR 658,000$180,769
4NorwayNOK 1,530,000$155,173
5SwitzerlandCHF 120,000$149,172
6Netherlands€120,000$137,088
7United States$136,000$136,000
8DenmarkDKK 862,000$131,875
9United Arab EmiratesAED 473,000$128,795
10Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHK$973,000$124,060
11Austria€107,000$122,237
12Belgium€107,000$122,237
13Germany€107,000$122,237
14AustraliaA$174,000$120,251
15SwedenSEK 1,160,000$119,698
16Saudi ArabiaSAR 448,000$119,467
17Finland€98,200$112,183
18CanadaCA$158,000$111,359
19France€95,200$108,756
20Italy€94,600$108,071
21United Kingdom£81,000$108,033
22Korea, Rep.₩165,000,000$106,872
23Spain€90,200$103,044
24CzechiaCZK 2,170,000$102,389
25Israel₪306,000$102,041
26New ZealandNZ$176,000$100,230
27KuwaitKWD 29,700$95,873
28Japan¥15,400,000$95,454
29Portugal€83,200$95,047
30PolandPLN 355,000$94,585
31RomaniaRON 420,000$91,575
32HungaryHUF 28,200,000$90,892
33TurkiyeTRY 4,070,000$87,103
34Greece€74,700$85,337
35MalaysiaMYR 318,000$77,956
36ChileCLP 68,700,000$74,269
37ArgentinaARS 98,400,000$66,010
38ChinaCN¥415,000$61,063
39MexicoMX$1,040,000$59,477
40ThailandTHB 1,910,000$57,487
41ColombiaCOP 182,000,000$53,706
42BrazilR$279,000$53,625
43Egypt, Arab Rep.EGP 2,380,000$48,467
44PeruPEN 158,000$46,303
45IndonesiaIDR 791,000,000$43,970
46Viet Nam₫1,150,000,000$43,880
47Sri LankaLKR 14,300,000$42,580
48South AfricaZAR 688,000$42,276
49Philippines₱2,190,000$35,582
50India₹3,280,000$34,386
51JordanJOD 23,900$33,709
52MoroccoMAD 309,000$32,953
53BangladeshBDT 3,880,000$31,476
54NigeriaNGN 41,600,000$30,343
55GhanaGHS 319,000$28,110
56KenyaKES 3,250,000$25,144
57PakistanPKR 6,730,000$24,217
58NepalNPR 3,520,000$23,064
59TanzaniaTZS 50,600,000$19,302
60RwandaRWF 26,400,000$17,973
61EthiopiaETB 2,670,000$16,742
62UgandaUGX 61,000,000$16,736

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