H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Science

Occupation profile for Data Science covers 680 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,000.

FY2026 certified median
$170,000
Total filings
680
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$158,500–$194,740
Top employer
Microsoft Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024243$160,223$143,200$179,213
FY2025271$164,403$148,078$184,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)166$170,000$158,500$194,740

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data ScienceFY2024 $160,223; FY2025 $164,403; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$160,223FY2025$164,403FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,000Certified median offer, Data ScienceFY2024 $160,223; FY2025 $164,403; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$160,223FY2025$164,403FY2026*$170,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Microsoft Corporation657 filings
  2. Anthropic, PBC6 filings
  3. Synopsys, Inc.5 filings
  4. Cyan Technologies Inc3 filings
  5. General Motors2 filings
  6. Infinitintel, Inc.2 filings
  7. EATEAM INC1 filings
  8. Google LLC1 filings
  9. Saks.com LLC1 filings
  10. SANN IT SOLUTIONS INC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Redmond461 filings
  2. Mountain View45 filings
  3. Atlanta35 filings
  4. New York25 filings
  5. San Francisco10 filings
  6. Chicago7 filings
  7. Charlotte7 filings
  8. Seattle7 filings
  9. Sunnyvale6 filings
  10. Cambridge6 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Microsoft Corporation · Data Science657 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-2051$77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-2051$79,997$104,312$128,648$152,963
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2051$77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216