Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Specialist, Data Science
Occupation profile for Specialist, Data Science covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $131,082.
- FY2026 certified median
- $131,082
- Total filings
- 12
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $124,582–$165,441
- Top employer
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 6 | $104,703 | $101,100 | $177,077 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $208,000 | $208,000 | $208,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $131,082 | $124,582 | $165,441 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC6 filings
- McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States5 filings
- Delta Air Lines, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Atlanta2 filings
- Cambridge2 filings
- Rahway2 filings
- New York2 filings
- Redwood City1 filings
- Washington1 filings
- Harrison1 filings
- West Point1 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 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1252 | $114,275 | $138,237 | $162,198 | $186,160 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 15-2051 | $74,859 | $98,134 | $121,410 | $144,685 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-2051 | $110,386 | $142,438 | $174,512 | $206,565 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-2051 | $92,830 | $118,040 | $143,250 | $168,459 |