Key Insights: Asia Pacific Data Science Salary Report 2022

Our crowd-sourced salary reports are in their sixth year, offering key insights from professionals with backgrounds in data science, machine learning and AI. Read on to find out our highlights from the APAC Data Science Salary Report 2022…

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Overview

This year, 83% of respondents were male and 17% female. The majority of participants were from Singapore and India and were aged between 25-34 (64%). The greatest response was from Data Scientists (30%).

Is company size the key to happiness?

100% of our respondents in companies with 0-50 employees say they are unsatisfied with their salary. Companies with 51-200 employees also have high rates of dissatisfaction (75%). In contrast, larger scale businesses tend to have higher levels of happiness regarding pay. Companies with 1001-5000 and 10000+ employees are 100% satisfied.

This years top motivators for job search

The top reason to seek a new job in 2022 is for higher earning potential. Other motivators our respondents noted were to look for more meaningful work, work remotely/freelance, have greater progression opportunities and a better work/life balance.

Salary expectations are high

In the past two years, 46% of our respondents received a 0-5% pay rise.

When asked, ‘if you have been in your current role for less than two years, what percentage salary increase do you think is realistic?’ 33% of our respondents expressed they would expect an increase of 6-10%. A further 25% would like to see a 16-20% increase.

Only 46% think their current salary and package is satisfactory, which reflects the majority leaning towards higher salary increases on average.

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