H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Scientist (4)

Occupation profile for Data Scientist (4) covers 38 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $163,322.

FY2026 certified median
$163,322
Total filings
38
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$134,888–$169,354
Top employer
SNAP INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$151,736$143,740$151,736
FY202520$150,987$148,699$163,172
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$163,322$134,888$169,354

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data Scientist (4)FY2024 $151,736; FY2025 $150,987; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $163,322$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$151,736FY2025$150,987FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$163,322Certified median offer, Data Scientist (4)FY2024 $151,736; FY2025 $150,987; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $163,322$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$151,736FY2025$150,987FY2026*$163,322
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. SNAP INC.36 filings
  2. CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC1 filings
  3. HP Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto13 filings
  2. New York6 filings
  3. San Francisco5 filings
  4. Santa Monica5 filings
  5. Seattle5 filings
  6. Mountain View1 filings
  7. Venice1 filings
  8. Hoboken1 filings
  9. Sammamish1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. SNAP INC. · Data Scientist (4)36 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2041$79,997$100,110$120,224$140,338
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2041$133,557$158,018$182,458$206,918
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2041$90,605$102,003$113,422$124,821