Modeled career paths · Data science

Where does a Principal Data Scientist go next?

What employers are asking a Principal Data Scientist for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Director of Data Science+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
84% of modeled moves out of Principal Data Scientist go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Information Officer+49% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Manager, Analytics Engineering-11% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Principal Data Scientist go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Business Intelligence-21% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Principal Data Scientist go here
lateral0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT-32% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
4% of modeled moves out of Principal Data Scientist go here
lateral64% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.