Principal Data Scientist Salaries in California

$230,664

The average salary for Principal Data Scientist jobs near California is $230,664.*

• Principal Software Engineer

  Amgen

  Thousand Oaks, CA

  Act as the technical owner for large-scale ML/GenAI initiatives, driving architecture decisions, scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

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  $157,020.50 - $212,439.50 a year

• Principal AI Engineer

  ALO

  Beverly Hills, CA

  You'll design and deploy bespoke, high-impact AI solutions that stretch across product design, marketing, supply chain, customer experience, and engineering.

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  $180,000 - $235,000 a year

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• Principal Software Engineer

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• Senior Principal Scientist

  $178,767

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• Data Scientists & Statisticians

  $153,659

  decreased by33.4%

• Research Computer Scientists

  $146,763

  decreased by36.4%

• Science & Research Occupations

  $123,814

  decreased by46.3%

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Highest paying cities for Principal Data Scientist

• Irvine, CA
  4 jobs
• Los Angeles, CA
  3 jobs
• Laguna Canyon, CA
  3 jobs
• El Segundo, CA
  2 jobs
• Beverly Hills, CA
  1 job
• Glendale, CA
  1 job

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