H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Scientist - Senior

Occupation profile for Data Scientist - Senior covers 68 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $129,709.

FY2026 certified median
$129,709
Total filings
68
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$121,181–$161,317
Top employer
Cummins Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202423$118,339$94,010$152,494
FY202528$130,523$106,764$147,928
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)17$129,709$121,181$161,317

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data Scientist - SeniorFY2024 $118,339; FY2025 $130,523; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $129,709$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$118,339FY2025$130,523FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$129,709Certified median offer, Data Scientist - SeniorFY2024 $118,339; FY2025 $130,523; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $129,709$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$118,339FY2025$130,523FY2026*$129,709
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cummins Inc.17 filings
  2. Akamai Technologies, Inc.10 filings
  3. Geisinger System Services6 filings
  4. Salesforce, Inc.5 filings
  5. United Services Automobile Association5 filings
  6. Elevance Health, Inc.3 filings
  7. o9 Solutions, Inc.3 filings
  8. Worldpay, LLC3 filings
  9. FIS Management Services, LLC2 filings
  10. IHC Health Services, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Columbus16 filings
  2. San Francisco4 filings
  3. Santa Clara3 filings
  4. Atlanta3 filings
  5. Cambridge3 filings
  6. Dallas3 filings
  7. Salt Lake City3 filings
  8. Jacksonville2 filings
  9. Chicago2 filings
  10. Mission2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cummins Inc. · Data Scientist - Senior17 filings
  2. Akamai Technologies, Inc. · Data Scientist - Senior10 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
2026-27Columbus, INArea 1802015-2051$65,458$84,594$103,709$122,845
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-2051$77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
2026-27Columbus, INArea 1802017-2141$90,896$105,893$120,890$135,886
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162015-2051$70,512$93,704$116,917$140,109
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-2051$79,997$104,312$128,648$152,963
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818