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Data Scientist Salary and Equity in Cambridge 2026

How much does a Data Scientist expect to make at Cambridge-based startups? The average expected salary for Data Scientists in Cambridge-based startups is 184k per year, with a range from 80k to 276k. These amounts were gathered from Wellfound self-reported data and represent the median salary range. The salary range for Data Scientists in Cambridge startups varies depending on factors such as industry, experience, skills, and startup stage.

184.3k

Average Salary

5 years

Average years of experience

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The average salary for a Data Scientist in Cambridge is $184,250, which is 38.0% higher than the average Cambridge startup salary of$133,542. Data Scientist salaries in Cambridge are based on exclusive Wellfound data. All data is updated on a weekly basis. Factors that may influence salary include: years of experience, title, size of company, skill-set, and industry.

Top of market

$237,250/yr

Range $95k - $276k

Average

$184,250/yr

Range $80k - $211k

Below Average

$159,167/yr

Range $80k - $185k


Industries

The highest average salary a Data Scientist in Cambridge can get in Healthcare, that is $274,500. This pay is 22.5% higher than the average Data Scientist salary in Cambridge, which is $224,150. The highest-paying industries in 2023 are: Healthcare (avg $274,500 per year), Pharmaceuticals (avg $251,500 per year), Maps (avg $220,000 per year).

Tech Stack

The highest average salary a Data Scientist in Cambridge can get with Kubernetes, that is $245,500. This pay is 83.8% higher than the average salary in Cambridge startups, which is $133,542. Salary range for specific skills will vary based on the supply and demand in the current market.
The top-paying Data Scientist skills in Cambridge of 2026 are:
  • 1. Kubernetes

    $245.5k

  • 2. GCP

    $241k

  • 3. SAS

    $218k

  • 4. Java

    $216.5k

  • 5. Go

    $216.5k

  • 6. Scala

    $216.5k

  • 7. C#

    $211k

  • 8. C++

    $210k

  • 9. AWS

    $206k

  • 10. Airflow

    $206k


Years of experience

Below Average

Average

Top of Market

The highest average salary a Data Scientist in Cambridge can get with 10+ years of experience, that is $204,500. This pay is 53.1% higher than the average salary in Cambridge startups, which is $133,542. The salary range varies with years of experience and depends on other factors such as skill set, size of company, and industry.