Live market evidence
Data Scientist Contract Job Market
Current contract Data Scientist opportunity volume, pay evidence, engagement mix, sources, and hiring velocity from Radar's normalized live inventory.
Updated October 29, 2026 from persisted Radar inventory.
Find my Data Scientist matches →Current opportunities
1,343
New · 24h
57
New · 7d
339
Sources represented
7
Compensation evidence
Current stated hourly rates
Based on 47 current listings with structured USD hourly evidence. This is observed listing data, not a salary estimate or guarantee.
- 25th percentile
- $53/hr
- Median
- $64/hr
- 75th percentile
- $73/hr
What is in this market
Contract types
- W2 Contract1,298
- 1099100
- C2c5
Top sources
- LinkedIn1,132
- Dice162
- FreelancerMap22
- Freelancer9
- Upwork8
- Himalayas6
Relevant specialties
- Artificial Intelligence190
- Machine Learning43
- Generative Ai38
- Cloud9
- Large Language Models7
- Agentic Ai7
Seniority
- Senior431
- Lead78
- Principal69
- Staff39
- Junior28
- Mid25
Remote mix
- Unknown1,166
- Onsite Or Hybrid118
- Remote59
Work arrangements
- Contract Duration31
- Ongoing Contract17
- Fixed Project12
- Freelance Ad Hoc1
Current examples
A bounded preview of current persisted jobs. Open a result for normalized facts or use RadarJobs for the full live set.
Principal Data Scientist – Supply Chain Operations
W2 Contract · Nashville, TN
Data Scientist
W2 Contract · Alexandria, VA
Data Scientist, Senior Specialist
W2 Contract · Malvern, PA
Data Scientist
W2 Contract · Washington, DC
Expert Data Scientist, Fraud Risk Detection
W2 Contract · United States
Staff Data Scientist
W2 Contract · Boston, MA
Data Scientist
W2 Contract · United States
AI Engineer / Data Scientist, AI Senior Associate
W2 Contract · New York, NY
Data Scientist 2 Top Secret/SCI w/Poly
W2 Contract · Laurel, MD
SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST
W2 Contract · Los Angeles County, CA
Data Scientist – NAICS Classification & Analytics
W2 Contract · Houston, TX
Principal Data Scientist - Knowledge Engineering, Customer Success Data Platform
W2 Contract · Mountain View, CA
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Methodology
Current live, classified Data Scientist opportunities with a 1099, C2C, or W-2 contract engagement in Radar's normalized inventory.
Global current inventory; location and remote status are reported as observed, including unknown values rather than inferring them.
Current counts use Radar liveness; new counts use the first-seen timestamp over rolling 24-hour and seven-day windows.
Compensation includes only structured USD hourly evidence. Ranges use the midpoint; single stated bounds use that bound. Statistics require at least 20 observations.
Listings and source classifications can change after the latest verification; observed postings are not a census of all contract work.