H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Data Scientist

Occupation profile for Lead Data Scientist covers 498 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $159,252.

FY2026 certified median
$159,252
Total filings
498
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$135,533–$194,834
Top employer
Aetna Resources LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024149$160,000$136,625$184,603
FY2025195$165,000$137,609$188,550
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)154$159,252$135,533$194,834

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Data ScientistFY2024 $160,000; FY2025 $165,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $159,252$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$160,000FY2025$165,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$159,252Certified median offer, Lead Data ScientistFY2024 $160,000; FY2025 $165,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $159,252$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$160,000FY2025$165,000FY2026*$159,252
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Aetna Resources LLC29 filings
  2. Target Enterprise, Inc.24 filings
  3. Boston Consulting Group, Inc.13 filings
  4. Caremark LLC12 filings
  5. ADP Technology Services, Inc.11 filings
  6. CVS Pharmacy Inc.11 filings
  7. INCEDO, INC.11 filings
  8. AT&T SERVICES, INC.10 filings
  9. 84.51 LLC9 filings
  10. Humana Inc.9 filings

Top cities

  1. New York53 filings
  2. Boston29 filings
  3. San Francisco22 filings
  4. Atlanta15 filings
  5. Minneapolis12 filings
  6. Chicago11 filings
  7. Charlotte11 filings
  8. Sunnyvale9 filings
  9. Hartford9 filings
  10. Alpharetta9 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Aetna Resources LLC · Lead Data Scientist29 filings
  2. Target Enterprise, Inc. · Lead Data Scientist24 filings
  3. Boston Consulting Group, Inc. · Lead Data Scientist13 filings
  4. Caremark LLC · Lead Data Scientist12 filings
  5. CVS Pharmacy Inc. · Lead Data Scientist11 filings
  6. ADP Technology Services, Inc. · Lead Data Scientist11 filings
  7. INCEDO, INC. · Lead Data Scientist11 filings
  8. AT&T SERVICES, INC. · Lead Data Scientist10 filings
  9. Humana Inc. · Lead Data Scientist9 filings
  10. 84.51 LLC · Lead Data Scientist9 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2041$88,421$116,958$145,475$174,013
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-2051$77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2051$77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-2051$79,997$104,312$128,648$152,963