H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Scientist, ML/AI

Occupation profile for Data Scientist, ML/AI covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $166,845.

FY2026 certified median
$166,845
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$163,116–$170,575
Top employer
LinkedIn Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$135,000$135,000$135,000
FY20252$141,850$138,425$145,274
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$166,845$163,116$170,575

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data Scientist, ML/AIFY2024 $135,000; FY2025 $141,850; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $166,845$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$135,000FY2025$141,850FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$166,845Certified median offer, Data Scientist, ML/AIFY2024 $135,000; FY2025 $141,850; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $166,845$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$135,000FY2025$141,850FY2026*$166,845
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. LinkedIn Corporation5 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale4 filings
  2. New York1 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
    2026-27San 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