Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Data Scientist Lead
Occupation profile for Data Scientist Lead covers 55 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $151,568.
- FY2026 certified median
- $151,568
- Total filings
- 55
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $131,329–$165,475
- Top employer
- FedEx Dataworks, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 15 | $148,992 | $130,411 | $156,543 |
| FY2025 | 32 | $130,477 | $119,205 | $158,871 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 8 | $151,568 | $131,329 | $165,475 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- FedEx Dataworks, Inc.39 filings
- Deloitte Tax LLP2 filings
- Geisinger System Services1 filings
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1 filings
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.1 filings
- Kellogg Business Services Company LLC1 filings
- Linde Inc.1 filings
- MidAmerican Energy Company1 filings
- Neutron Holdings Inc.1 filings
- Salesforce, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Memphis11 filings
- Seattle7 filings
- Collierville6 filings
- Harrison3 filings
- Jersey City3 filings
- Minneapolis2 filings
- Shoreline2 filings
- Brookfield2 filings
- Birmingham1 filings
- Chandler1 filings
Filings by employer and title
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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 32820 | 15-2051 | $70,803 | $90,355 | $109,928 | $129,480 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-2051 | $93,912 | $127,026 | $160,118 | $193,232 |
| 2026-27 | Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 32820 | 15-2041 | $71,074 | $91,146 | $111,238 | $131,310 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-2051 | $87,256 | $115,835 | $144,414 | $172,994 |
| 2026-27 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaArea 500001 | 15-2051 | $82,202 | $100,443 | $118,685 | $136,926 |
| 2026-27 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 33340 | 15-2051 | $81,058 | $96,970 | $112,882 | $128,794 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 15-2051 | $79,893 | $104,478 | $129,085 | $153,670 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 15-2051 | $75,130 | $95,514 | $115,898 | $136,282 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-2051 | $110,386 | $142,438 | $174,512 | $206,565 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-2041 | $90,605 | $102,003 | $113,422 | $124,821 |