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Staff Data Scientist

Okta · San Francisco, CA, US

Okta is hiring a staff Staff Data Scientist in San Francisco, CA, US.

Hiring signals for Data Scientists

SOC 15-2051 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

49
/ 100
Cooling

Data Scientists Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay is above the national median ($192k vs $128k national)
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 9% from the last 14 days)
  • Few reposted listings (27% appear duplicated)

Data Scientists job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Data Scientists.

  • 625Active postings
  • 38Posted this week
  • 277Open 30+ days44% of active
  • 82Remote / hybrid13% of active
  • 13%List salary82 of 625
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $192kMedian annual (max)
  • Median hourly (max)
  • 26dMedian agep90 78d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Data Science591$192k n=81
ML / AI Engineering7
Director6
VP6
Engineering1

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Contract18$217k n=6
Full-time15$197k n=12
Intern9

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology357$193k n=76
Financial Services216$187k n=7
Manufacturing78
Media & Entertainment61$172k n=24
Professional Services55

Top categories

  • Data Science591
  • ML / AI Engineering7
  • Director6
  • VP6
  • Engineering1
  • Data Analyst1

In-demand skills

  • Python133
  • SQL102
  • Apache Spark44
  • AWS34
  • PyTorch34
  • TensorFlow28
  • Azure24
  • scikit-learn22

Top sectors

  • Technology357
  • Financial Services216
  • Manufacturing78
  • Media & Entertainment61
  • Professional Services55
  • Retail55

Employment mix

  • Unspecified583 · 93%
  • Contract18 · 3%
  • Full-time15 · 2%
  • Intern9 · 1%

Top hiring companies

Category
Data Science
Source
okta.com
Original link
https://www.okta.com/company/careers/business-technology/staff-data-scientist-7731595/
ATS
Greenhouse
Posted
3 weeks ago (2026-04-26)
Status
active

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