H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Scientist 3

Occupation profile for Data Scientist 3 covers 38 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $107,703.

FY2026 certified median
$107,703
Total filings
38
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$103,500–$148,281
Top employer
PayPal, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202415$182,007$143,520$185,642
FY202514$141,200$115,357$148,699
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$107,703$103,500$148,281

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data Scientist 3FY2024 $182,007; FY2025 $141,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $107,703$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$182,007FY2025$141,200FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$107,703Certified median offer, Data Scientist 3FY2024 $182,007; FY2025 $141,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $107,703$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$182,007FY2025$141,200FY2026*$107,703
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. PayPal, Inc.8 filings
  2. Asurion, LLC6 filings
  3. HP Inc.5 filings
  4. CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC4 filings
  5. SNAP INC.4 filings
  6. Bill Me Later, Inc.2 filings
  7. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI2 filings
  8. Choice Hotels International Services Corp1 filings
  9. eBay Inc.1 filings
  10. JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose10 filings
  2. Santa Monica4 filings
  3. New York3 filings
  4. Sterling3 filings
  5. Palo Alto2 filings
  6. Miami2 filings
  7. Spring2 filings
  8. Glendale1 filings
  9. Milpitas1 filings
  10. San Mateo1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. PayPal, Inc. · Data Scientist 38 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2051$77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-2051$92,830$118,040$143,250$168,459
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-2051$70,658$93,226$115,794$138,362
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310015-2051$72,363$97,677$122,990$148,304
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2041$133,557$158,018$182,458$206,918
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1221$75,608$109,387$143,146$176,925
2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498015-2051$69,826$89,606$109,408$129,189
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2099$68,411$103,334$138,278$173,202