H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Scientist 2

Occupation profile for Data Scientist 2 covers 113 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $126,527.

FY2026 certified median
$126,527
Total filings
113
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$111,873–$135,361
Top employer
PayPal, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202453$140,490$110,250$165,186
FY202540$139,250$100,714$170,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)20$126,527$111,873$135,361

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data Scientist 2FY2024 $140,490; FY2025 $139,250; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $126,527$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$140,490FY2025$139,250FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$126,527Certified median offer, Data Scientist 2FY2024 $140,490; FY2025 $139,250; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $126,527$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$140,490FY2025$139,250FY2026*$126,527
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. PayPal, Inc.33 filings
  2. Nordstrom, Inc.12 filings
  3. Bill Me Later, Inc.9 filings
  4. Optum Services, Inc.6 filings
  5. eBay Inc.5 filings
  6. CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC4 filings
  7. IQVIA Inc.4 filings
  8. Humana Inc.3 filings
  9. Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc.3 filings
  10. Typical Set, LLC3 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose27 filings
  2. New York12 filings
  3. Seattle11 filings
  4. Bellevue4 filings
  5. Berkeley3 filings
  6. Chandler2 filings
  7. Tempe2 filings
  8. Middletown2 filings
  9. Miami2 filings
  10. Hammond2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. PayPal, Inc. · Data Scientist 233 filings
  2. Nordstrom, Inc. · Data Scientist 212 filings
  3. Bill Me Later, Inc. · Data Scientist 29 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-2051$75,130$95,514$115,898$136,282
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2041$90,605$102,003$113,422$124,821
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2041$88,421$116,958$145,475$174,013
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-2051$74,859$98,134$121,410$144,685