H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Scientist I

Occupation profile for Data Scientist I covers 439 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $114,700.

FY2026 certified median
$114,700
Total filings
439
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$95,000–$127,000
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024172$108,300$95,000$121,400
FY2025145$106,550$90,000$126,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)122$114,700$95,000$127,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data Scientist IFY2024 $108,300; FY2025 $106,550; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $114,700$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$108,300FY2025$106,550FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$114,700Certified median offer, Data Scientist IFY2024 $108,300; FY2025 $106,550; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $114,700$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$108,300FY2025$106,550FY2026*$114,700
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC77 filings
  2. RELX, Inc.36 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.16 filings
  4. General Motors Financial Company, Inc.15 filings
  5. Wayfair LLC13 filings
  6. Insurance Services Office, Inc11 filings
  7. Cotiviti, Inc.9 filings
  8. Taylor Corporation9 filings
  9. Truist Bank9 filings
  10. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.8 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle37 filings
  2. Raleigh32 filings
  3. Boston28 filings
  4. New York28 filings
  5. Bellevue18 filings
  6. San Diego13 filings
  7. Austin12 filings
  8. San Francisco11 filings
  9. Jersey City11 filings
  10. Fort Worth11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Data Scientist I77 filings
  2. RELX, Inc. · Data Scientist I36 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · Data Scientist I16 filings
  4. General Motors Financial Company, Inc. · Data Scientist I15 filings
  5. Wayfair LLC · Data Scientist I13 filings
  6. Insurance Services Office, Inc · Data Scientist I11 filings
  7. Cotiviti, Inc. · Data Scientist I9 filings
  8. Truist Bank · Data Scientist I9 filings
  9. Taylor Corporation · Data Scientist I9 filings
  10. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · Data Scientist I8 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
2026-27Seattle-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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-2051$75,712$99,923$124,155$148,366
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-2051$80,600$107,390$134,202$160,992
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-2051$70,658$93,226$115,794$138,362
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