Lead Data Scientist, Core, Level 6
Snap
Santa Monica, CA · Posted October 21, 2026
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Where Santa Monica, CA ranks
Where Santa Monica, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #13Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the West Coast13% · of 54
- #14Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the West Coast20% · of 71
- #14Best cities for director and executive jobs in the West Coast23% · of 71
- #16Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast52 / 100 · of 39
- #16Best all-round cities for AI careers in the West Coast54 / 100 · of 39
- #18Best cities for pay after cost of living in California$151k · of 32
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 57 open lead data scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $156,500 to $185,500 and the median is $172,000.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among data scientists, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for data scientists: 46% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
Snap has filed one layoff notice in the last twelve months, covering 95 workers, most recently April 2026. These are public filings with state labor departments, and an open role can sit alongside them. See the filings
About the job
is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express them