Interestingly enough if you work for a financial firm (doing their software) you'll likely get paid significantly better than many tech jobs. Largely due to bonuses based off how much money you bring to the company.
Further, 240k for a data scientist isn't necessarily low, they are one of a team and the person who "made" Siri likely is paid much better (I could be wrong, as I do not know for certain).
Siri was an acquisition of a spin-off from SRI International. It is unreported how much Apple paid for it though it is suspected to be in the $200 million range.
Further, 240k for a data scientist isn't necessarily low, they are one of a team and the person who "made" Siri likely is paid much better (I could be wrong, as I do not know for certain).