Pay from Vantor's own postings
Vantor Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer Salary
Vantor's 22 open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers post a median $145k/yr, typically $135k–$214k/yr, from 14 distinct pay figures, read from its own job board every hour.
Against other pay
- Every Vantor role
- median $135k/yr
- Vantor's data scientists and machine learning engineers: 7% above it
- Data scientists and machine learning engineers at every space company
- median $163k/yr
- Vantor: 11% below it
- Highest posted top
- $242k/yr
- Director, Applied AI & Data Science
Typical pay is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. Pay is compared as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours (40 a week for 52 weeks), a weekly one at 52 weeks, a monthly one at 12 months. A posting that names only a ceiling ("up to $X") is left out of the figures.
Vantor data scientist or machine learning engineer pay by level
| Level the title names | Open roles | Median | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern or co-op | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Entry, associate or level I | 3 | Too few figures | |
| Senior | 4 | Too few figures | |
| Principal or fellow | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Director, head or vice president | 1 | Too few figures | |
| Title names no level | 12 | $135k/yr | $135k–$180k/yr |
A level is read from the title, the first that applies from an internship to a director (the reading of our research on career levels and pay). A figure needs three distinct posted rates.
Where Vantor hires data scientists and machine learning engineers
- United States7 roles, median $149k/yr
- Herndon, VA6 roles, median $138k/yr
- McLean, VA3 roles
- Reston, VA3 roles, median $135k/yr
- Springfield, VA1 role
- Tampa, FL1 role
- Westminster, CO1 role
Open Vantor roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers, highest pay first
Updated 31 Oct 2026, 07:01 UTC
Director, Applied AI & Data Science (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Herndon, VA, United States· 1d agoDetails
$182,000–$242,000/yr
AI/ML Engineer (sign-on bonus eligible) (opens the job details)
Vantor · Software & IT · McLean, VA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$165,000–$220,000/yr
Principal Applied AI Scientist (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$150,000–$200,000/yr
Senior Applied AI/ML Engineer (TS/SCI) (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Springfield, VA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$140,000–$187,000/yr
Senior Data Scientist (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Reston, VA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$140,000–$187,000/yr
Applied AI Scientist (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Remote· 2mo agoDetails
$128,000–$170,000/yr
Machine Learning Engineer (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Remote· 3w agoDetails
$128,000–$170,000/yr
Big Data Analyst (TS/SCI) (opens the job details)
Vantor · Software & IT · Herndon, VA, United States of America· 2w agoDetails
$120,000–$160,000/yr
Data Scientist (TS/SCI) (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Herndon, VA, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$116,000–$154,000/yr
MASINT Data Analyst (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Reston, VA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$116,000–$154,000/yr
Mid-Level Data Scientist (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Reston, VA, United States· 1mo agoDetails
$116,000–$154,000/yr
AI Content Engineer (opens the job details)
Vantor · Software & IT · Westminster, CO, United States· 2mo agoDetails
$98,000–$130,000/yr
AI Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Herndon, VA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$95,000–$127,000/yr
Junior Geospatial Analyst (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · McLean, VA, United States· 2w agoDetails
$81,000–$108,000/yr
AI Engineer Intern (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Remote· 3w agoDetails

Applied AI/ML Engineer (TS/SCI) (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Herndon, VA, United States· 1w agoDetails

Data Scientist (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Remote· 1mo agoDetails

Geospatial Analyst (entry level) (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Tampa, FL, United States· 2d agoDetails

Junior Data Scientist (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Remote· 1mo agoDetails

Machine Learning Engineer (TS/SCI) (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Herndon, VA, United States· 2w agoDetails

Senior Data Scientist (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · Remote· 1mo agoDetails

Senior Geospatial Analyst (opens the job details)
Vantor · Science & Data · McLean, VA, United States· 2w agoDetails
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Questions about Vantor pay for data scientists and machine learning engineers
How much does Vantor pay data scientists and machine learning engineers?
Vantor's open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers post a median $145k/yr, typically $135k–$214k/yr, from 14 distinct pay figures in 14 of its 22 postings. Typical pay here is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top. The highest posted top is $242k/yr, for Director, Applied AI & Data Science.
Does Vantor pay data scientists and machine learning engineers more than other space companies?
Vantor's median, $145k/yr, is 11% below the $163k/yr median of the 360 open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers at every space company we read (Vantor's among them).
Do data scientists and machine learning engineers earn more than other roles at Vantor?
Vantor's roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers post a median $145k/yr, 7% above the $135k/yr median of all its open roles that state pay (Vantor salaries compares every kind of work).
How does Vantor's pay for data scientists and machine learning engineers compare with the national wage?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics puts the national median wage of data scientists at $120k/yr (May 2025); Vantor's posted median, $145k/yr, is 21% above it. A posting states what a new hire is offered, the national figure what everyone in the occupation earns, so the two measure different people. Source: BLS wage estimates by state (OEWS, May 2025), read through O*NET OnLine, CC BY 4.0.
Where does Vantor hire data scientists and machine learning engineers?
Its open roles for data scientists and machine learning engineers are in United States (7), Herndon, VA (6), McLean, VA (3), Reston, VA (3) and Springfield, VA (1). By place, they post a median of $149k/yr in United States, $138k/yr in Herndon, VA and $135k/yr in Reston, VA.