H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Scientist

Occupation profile for Data Scientist covers 9,030 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $120,000.

FY2026 certified median
$120,000
Total filings
9,030
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$96,117–$155,000
Top employer
Meta Platforms, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242,815$117,200$92,515$163,488
FY20253,156$118,414$93,600$163,909
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3,059$120,000$96,117$155,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data ScientistFY2024 $117,200; FY2025 $118,414; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $120,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$117,200FY2025$118,414FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$120,000Certified median offer, Data ScientistFY2024 $117,200; FY2025 $118,414; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $120,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$117,200FY2025$118,414FY2026*$120,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc805 filings
  2. Google LLC351 filings
  3. Apple Inc.234 filings
  4. Intel Corporation146 filings
  5. ByteDance Inc.77 filings
  6. CVS Shared Services Resources LLC75 filings
  7. IBM Corporation66 filings
  8. Aetna Resources LLC64 filings
  9. LYFT, Inc.61 filings
  10. FORD MOTOR COMPANY59 filings

Top cities

  1. New York774 filings
  2. Menlo Park429 filings
  3. San Francisco312 filings
  4. Mountain View248 filings
  5. San Jose226 filings
  6. Seattle208 filings
  7. Austin199 filings
  8. Chicago198 filings
  9. Houston188 filings
  10. Sunnyvale187 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc · Data Scientist805 filings
  2. Google LLC · Data Scientist351 filings
  3. Apple Inc. · Data Scientist234 filings
  4. Intel Corporation · Data Scientist146 filings
  5. ByteDance Inc. · Data Scientist77 filings
  6. CVS Shared Services Resources LLC · Data Scientist75 filings
  7. IBM Corporation · Data Scientist66 filings
  8. Aetna Resources LLC · Data Scientist64 filings
  9. LYFT, Inc. · Data Scientist61 filings
  10. Oracle America, Inc. · Data Scientist59 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
2026-27New 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-2051$77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-2051$92,830$118,040$143,250$168,459
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2051$77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216