H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Scientist 1

Occupation profile for Data Scientist 1 covers 66 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $76,514.

FY2026 certified median
$76,514
Total filings
66
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$68,257–$84,772
Top employer
PayPal, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202445$134,114$106,250$151,878
FY202518$150,000$122,008$155,359
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$76,514$68,257$84,772

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data Scientist 1FY2024 $134,114; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $76,514$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$134,114FY2025$150,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$76,514Certified median offer, Data Scientist 1FY2024 $134,114; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $76,514$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$134,114FY2025$150,000FY2026*$76,514
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. PayPal, Inc.29 filings
  2. eBay Inc.11 filings
  3. Bill Me Later, Inc.2 filings
  4. Farmers New Word Life Insurance Company2 filings
  5. Happy Returns LLC2 filings
  6. IQVIA Digital Inc.2 filings
  7. Locally Compact, Inc.2 filings
  8. MyVest Corporation2 filings
  9. Typical Set, LLC2 filings
  10. Acme Cycling1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose23 filings
  2. Austin6 filings
  3. San Francisco4 filings
  4. Los Angeles3 filings
  5. New York3 filings
  6. Berkeley2 filings
  7. Chicago2 filings
  8. Overland Park2 filings
  9. La Vista2 filings
  10. Dallas2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. PayPal, Inc. · Data Scientist 129 filings
  2. eBay Inc. · Data Scientist 111 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2041$63,253$85,530$107,786$130,062
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2041$133,557$158,018$182,458$206,918
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2051$77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814015-2051$65,458$83,886$102,294$120,723
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27Omaha, NE-IAArea 3654015-2051$74,901$88,442$101,962$115,502
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-2051$74,859$98,134$121,410$144,685