Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Junior Data Scientist
Occupation profile for Junior Data Scientist covers 47 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $94,059.
- FY2026 certified median
- $94,059
- Total filings
- 47
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $90,000–$100,100
- Top employer
- Cogitate Technology Solutions, Inc
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 13 | $88,750 | $82,125 | $107,682 |
| FY2025 | 14 | $90,000 | $83,000 | $98,295 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 20 | $94,059 | $90,000 | $100,100 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Cogitate Technology Solutions, Inc3 filings
- Deinde Financial, LLC3 filings
- Adi Worldlink LLC2 filings
- Avery Dennison Corporation2 filings
- CINTRA US Services LLC2 filings
- Eminent, Inc.2 filings
- Indigo Technologies Operations LLC2 filings
- Lineage Logistics, LLC2 filings
- MEADEN & MOORE LTD.2 filings
- Putnam Associates, LLC2 filings
Top cities
- Atlanta5 filings
- Chicago4 filings
- New York4 filings
- Austin3 filings
- Cerritos2 filings
- San Francisco2 filings
- Santa Clara2 filings
- Cleveland2 filings
- Nashville2 filings
- Dallas2 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 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-2051 | $87,256 | $115,835 | $144,414 | $172,994 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 15-2051 | $77,875 | $98,946 | $120,037 | $141,107 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-2051 | $76,336 | $97,490 | $118,664 | $139,818 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-2051 | $75,691 | $99,299 | $122,907 | $146,515 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-2051 | $77,334 | $101,962 | $126,589 | $151,216 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-2051 | $77,584 | $106,995 | $136,406 | $165,818 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-2051 | $93,912 | $127,026 | $160,118 | $193,232 |
| 2026-27 | Cleveland, OHArea 17410 | 15-2051 | $67,683 | $84,968 | $102,232 | $119,517 |
| 2026-27 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 34980 | 15-2051 | $69,826 | $89,606 | $109,408 | $129,189 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-2051 | $110,386 | $142,438 | $174,512 | $206,565 |