H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Scientist/Machine Learning Engineer

Occupation profile for Data Scientist/Machine Learning Engineer covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $130,000.

FY2026 certified median
$130,000
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$130,000–$130,000
Top employer
Aptonet, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$112,200$110,600$133,247
FY20252$109,678$100,318$119,038
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$130,000$130,000$130,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data Scientist/Machine Learning EngineerFY2024 $112,200; FY2025 $109,678; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$112,200FY2025$109,678FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$130,000Certified median offer, Data Scientist/Machine Learning EngineerFY2024 $112,200; FY2025 $109,678; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$112,200FY2025$109,678FY2026*$130,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Aptonet, Inc.1 filings
  2. Big River Steel LLC1 filings
  3. HS Solutions Inc1 filings
  4. INVITAE CORPORATION1 filings
  5. MOYI INC1 filings
  6. PreciseDx, Inc.1 filings
  7. RANDSTAD DIGITAL, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York2 filings
  2. Osceola1 filings
  3. Berkeley1 filings
  4. San Francisco1 filings
  5. Atlanta1 filings
  6. Frisco1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-2051$77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
    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
    2026-27East Arkansas nonmetropolitan areaArea 50000215-2051$70,034$89,128$108,202$127,296