Data Scientist Salary in Kraków, PL

The Kraków data scientist paycheck versus what housing actually costs

Headline data scientist pay in Kraków, PL is 188 000 zł a year, but a modeled modest 1-bedroom takes about 48% of estimated take-home. After a simplified national tax estimate, typical rent, and everyday costs, the leftover is about -200 zł a month — the number that decides whether the metro is livable on the median.

Data scientists turn raw data into insight using statistics, machine learning, and clear communication. In Kraków, PL the title is noisy: some “data scientist” seats are analyst work paid near 188 000 zł, while production ML seats push toward 188 000 zł. The 188 000 zł median is the blended market, not a single job family. Employers screening data scientists in Kraków, PL still list Python, SQL, Statistics, and Machine learning as core. The local band runs from about 125 000 zł at the 10th percentile to 283 000 zł at the 90th.

The percentiles on this page are observed metro figures for Data Scientist in Kraków, PL, not a national median multiplied by a pay index. That matters: you are looking at how this labour market actually priced the role, including local industry mix. They are still estimates of the market — not a promise of what one employer will offer.

Kraków is one of 2 Poland metros we can compare for this role. Warsaw leads this comparison at 218 000 zł (+16% vs Kraków). Use those gaps to test a relocation thesis: a 15% cash raise that lands in a much more expensive metro can disappear in rent.

Kraków’s COL index (100) sits nearer the global baseline, so headline and adjusted pay are not far apart (188 000 zł vs 188 000 zł). Rent still matters: the 1-bedroom model is 6150 zł / month, about 48% of take-home, with leftover near -200 zł.

If you are comparing a Kraków office offer with a location-flexible one, the Poland national median for this role is about 298 000 zł. Local pay is 37% lower — a 110 000 zł gap. Remote employers often anchor to the national figure; on-site employers in Kraków are anchoring to this page.

World Bank consumer-price inflation for Poland was about 3.8% in 2025; an illustrative model tied to inflation and the occupation’s outlook suggests pay has risen about 33% over the last few years. Employer-sponsored work visa is the usual skilled-hire route (moderate for typical hires): Skilled foreign workers usually need a job offer and an employer-sponsored work authorisation. Rules, quotas, and salary thresholds change often — confirm on the official government immigration site before relocating. At 1.8× Poland GDP per capita, this median is around a typical national living standard. Unemployment was about 3% in 2025. None of that is tax, immigration, or career advice — run the calculators and confirm rules officially.