Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior Specialist, Data Science
Occupation profile for Senior Specialist, Data Science covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $141,025.
- FY2026 certified median
- $141,025
- Total filings
- 18
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $128,375–$154,885
- Top employer
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | $122,800 | $121,760 | $122,800 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $162,910 | $157,364 | $168,455 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 11 | $141,025 | $128,375 | $154,885 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC13 filings
- McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States2 filings
- LTIMindtree Limited1 filings
- Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts, LLC1 filings
- Santander Bank, N.A.1 filings
Top cities
- Rahway7 filings
- Boston2 filings
- North Wales2 filings
- Pittsburgh2 filings
- West Point2 filings
- Cambridge1 filings
- Jersey City1 filings
- Austin1 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 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-2051 | $88,920 | $112,861 | $136,781 | $160,722 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 15-2051 | $74,859 | $98,134 | $121,410 | $144,685 |
| 2026-27 | Pittsburgh, PAArea 38300 | 15-2051 | $64,043 | $83,117 | $102,170 | $121,243 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-2051 | $77,334 | $101,962 | $126,589 | $151,216 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-2021 | $76,378 | $89,918 | $103,459 | $117,000 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1252 | $109,845 | $137,717 | $165,589 | $193,461 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1299 | $66,914 | $99,840 | $132,746 | $165,672 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 19-1042 | $76,419 | $98,800 | $121,202 | $143,582 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 17-2031 | $83,574 | $102,211 | $120,848 | $139,485 |