Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Data Scientists
Occupation profile for Data Scientists covers 143 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $96,034.
- FY2026 certified median
- $96,034
- Total filings
- 143
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $86,154–$109,492
- Top employer
- LTIMindtree Limited
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 36 | $89,752 | $80,250 | $116,646 |
| FY2025 | 33 | $102,900 | $83,000 | $119,626 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 74 | $96,034 | $86,154 | $109,492 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- LTIMindtree Limited8 filings
- DATARA INC6 filings
- LTM Limited6 filings
- MELMARK INC6 filings
- Flair Tech Solutions Inc4 filings
- AKSHARDHAM LLC3 filings
- COMPUSOFT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INC3 filings
- EliteUS Software Solutions, LLC3 filings
- Kaebox L.L.C.3 filings
- KAIROS TECHNOLOGIES, INC3 filings
Top cities
- Irving16 filings
- Maumee6 filings
- Menlo Park5 filings
- Berkeley Lake4 filings
- Edison4 filings
- Houston4 filings
- San Diego3 filings
- Jacksonville3 filings
- Boston3 filings
- Winston-Salem3 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 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-2051 | $75,691 | $99,299 | $122,907 | $146,515 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-2051 | $87,256 | $115,835 | $144,414 | $172,994 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-2051 | $110,386 | $142,438 | $174,512 | $206,565 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 15-2051 | $77,875 | $98,946 | $120,037 | $141,107 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 15-2051 | $70,658 | $93,226 | $115,794 | $138,362 |
| 2026-27 | Toledo, OHArea 45780 | 15-2051 | $49,525 | $69,389 | $89,232 | $109,096 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-2051 | $76,336 | $97,490 | $118,664 | $139,818 |
| 2026-27 | Jacksonville, FLArea 27260 | 15-2051 | $74,859 | $97,198 | $119,517 | $141,856 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 15-2051 | $74,859 | $98,134 | $121,410 | $144,685 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-2051 | $125,486 | $168,917 | $212,326 | $255,757 |