Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Scientist, Data Science
Occupation profile for Scientist, Data Science covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $114,088.
- FY2026 certified median
- $114,088
- Total filings
- 8
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $114,088–$114,551
- Top employer
- XPO Enterprise Services, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $95,763 | $95,763 | $95,763 |
| FY2025 | 2 | $130,541 | $130,271 | $130,812 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 5 | $114,088 | $114,088 | $114,551 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- XPO Enterprise Services, LLC4 filings
- Altos Labs Inc.1 filings
- Legend Biotech USA, Inc.1 filings
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC1 filings
- NILO Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Boston4 filings
- Redwood City1 filings
- Cambridge1 filings
- Somerset1 filings
- New York1 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 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-2051 | $88,920 | $112,861 | $136,781 | $160,722 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-1029 | $82,077 | $102,690 | $123,323 | $143,936 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1252 | $114,275 | $138,237 | $162,198 | $186,160 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-1029 | $92,955 | $120,349 | $147,742 | $175,136 |