H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Scientist, Research

Occupation profile for Data Scientist, Research covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $222,000.

FY2026 certified median
$222,000
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$200,500–$232,000
Top employer
Google LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20253$175,000$161,500$178,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$222,000$200,500$232,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data Scientist, ResearchFY2025 $175,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $222,000$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2025$175,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$222,000Certified median offer, Data Scientist, ResearchFY2025 $175,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $222,000$0$80k$160k$240kFY2025$175,000FY2026*$222,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Google LLC10 filings

Top cities

  1. Mountain View7 filings
  2. Sunnyvale2 filings
  3. Addison1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Google LLC · Data Scientist, Research10 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515