What data jobs pay in Santa Clara

Data engineer postings in Santa Clara, California state the most, a median base salary of $235K. From 159 data job postings that listed a pay range in the last year.
Data engineer43 postings
$235K
Machine learning engineer55 postings
$220K
Data scientist61 postings
$213K
Middle half of postingsMedian

Hiring in Santa Clara right now

Open data jobs on employers' own hiring pages, checked daily.

189
open data jobs
30
employers hiring
27
new in the last 7 days

The step up from senior

Staff and principal data engineer postings in Santa Clara state $31K more than senior ones. Median stated base for each level.

Data engineer

$230K$261K

Senior from 14 postings, staff and above from 15

Data scientist

$227K$233K

Senior from 24 postings, staff and above from 10

Machine learning engineer

$235K$220K

Senior from 27 postings, staff and above from 14

Santa Clara and New York side by side

Santa Clara postings state more for every role both cities have enough postings to compare.

Santa ClaraNew York
$235K
Data engineerSanta Clara 21% higher
$186K
$220K
Machine learning engineerSanta Clara 2% higher
$215K
$213K
Data scientistSanta Clara 21% higher
$168K

What data jobs pay in New York

Find your next one

189 data jobs in Santa Clara, newest first. Every one links to the employer's own posting.

25 hybrid16 remote148 on-site or not stated

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Common questions

What does a data engineer make in Santa Clara?

Data engineer postings in Santa Clara stated a median base salary of $235K in the last year. The middle half stated $173K to $270K, across 43 postings with a pay range.

What does a machine learning engineer make in Santa Clara?

Machine learning engineer postings in Santa Clara stated a median base salary of $220K in the last year. The middle half stated $197K to $270K, across 55 postings with a pay range.

What does a data scientist make in Santa Clara?

Data scientist postings in Santa Clara stated a median base salary of $213K in the last year. The middle half stated $170K to $239K, across 61 postings with a pay range.

Why are these figures lower than Levels.fyi or Glassdoor?

Those sites show pay that people report, often including stock and bonus. We show the base salary employers state in their own job postings, which is lower but covers every employer that posts a range, and each figure comes with jobs you can apply to today.

Base pay that employers stated in their own Santa Clara postings, first seen since November 2025, one posting per employer and title, at the midpoint of each range. Actual offers can differ. A role needs 40 postings with pay before it appears. Updated . How we count