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Eight US DS reqs plus 2027 grad and intern tracks; the remote DS II req pays up to $235K base.

$200k–$271k
total comp (est.)
72/100
Index score
SF · Seattle · Palo Alto · NYC · US remote
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As of October 11, 2026

The Data Scientist II role

Pinterest data scientists partner with engineering, product, ads and marketing on metrics, experimentation and measurement: the Infrastructure DS II req is measurement and data-foundations work, and the grad req is product analytics with A/B testing. The work is analytics and inference first, with forecasting on some Staff reqs; experienced hiring is rolling and university hiring is seasonal.

The most structured DS ladder on this list: DS II, Senior, Staff and Senior Staff, with named teams (Infrastructure, Core, Marketing, Monetization, Ads Product, Forecasting, Notifications, Trust and Safety) and master’s and PhD university pipelines.

Worth knowing: Pinterest cut just under 15% of its roughly 5,200 staff on January 27, 2026 to pivot toward AI — yet on October 1, 2026 it opened 2027 Master’s grad Data Scientist and DS internship reqs.

Pinterest data scientist salary

$114k–$235k
Base salary
$200k–$271k
Total comp (est., with equity)

Base: the posted range on Data Scientist II, Infrastructure (first posted May 18, 2026, updated Oct 8, 2026) — very wide, so treat the top as a ceiling; the Master’s grad DS req posts $124,950–$168,000 (Oct 1, 2026). All-in: levels.fyi Pinterest Data Scientist L4, US, 25th–75th percentile (n=24, two samples in the last 12 months), Oct 2026; mapping L4 to DS II is a convention.

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How Pinterest scores

Compensation
6
Program maturity
8
Career capital
7
Momentum
8

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Pinterest data scientist: common questions

Pinterest’s posted base band is $114k–$235k. Estimated total compensation including equity is $200k–$271k. Base: the posted range on Data Scientist II, Infrastructure (first posted May 18, 2026, updated Oct 8, 2026) — very wide, so treat the top as a ceiling; the Master’s grad DS req posts $124,950–$168,000 (Oct 1, 2026). All-in: levels.fyi Pinterest Data Scientist L4, US, 25th–75th percentile (n=24, two samples in the last 12 months), Oct 2026; mapping L4 to DS II is a convention.
As of October 11, 2026: Eight US individual-contributor Data Scientist reqs on Pinterest’s Greenhouse feed (180 jobs) as of Oct 11, 2026 — one DS II, three Senior, four Staff — plus a Master’s University Grad Data Scientist req and master’s and PhD DS internships for 2027, across San Francisco, Seattle, Palo Alto, New York and remote US. Check the live careers page for current reqs.
Yes — there is an early-career path. DS II: a master’s in a relevant field (statistics, applied math, biostatistics) ‘or equivalent experience’, no years stated. Senior DS reqs ask for 5–6+ years and Staff 8–10+. Entry path: the Master’s University Grad DS req (requires a master’s).
Some are. DS II is remote-eligible across the US with in-person collaboration one to two times a quarter; the grad and intern reqs are hybrid near an office, and the PinFlex page sets no fixed days per week.

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