Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Sr. Specialist, Data Science
Occupation profile for Sr. Specialist, Data Science covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,902.
- FY2026 certified median
- $160,902
- Total filings
- 17
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $159,700–$161,803
- Top employer
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2 | $130,300 | $126,550 | $134,050 |
| FY2025 | 7 | $122,800 | $108,167 | $131,985 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 8 | $160,902 | $159,700 | $161,803 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC7 filings
- Ally Bank3 filings
- The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC3 filings
- Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts, LLC2 filings
- MRL San Francisco LLC2 filings
Top cities
- Boston5 filings
- Rahway3 filings
- South San Francisco2 filings
- Chicago2 filings
- North Wales1 filings
- Pittsburgh1 filings
- West Point1 filings
- Lewisville1 filings
- Alexandria1 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 | 15-2051 | $87,256 | $115,835 | $144,414 | $172,994 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-2051 | $76,336 | $97,490 | $118,664 | $139,818 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 15-2051 | $74,859 | $98,134 | $121,410 | $144,685 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-2051 | $75,691 | $99,299 | $122,907 | $146,515 |
| 2026-27 | Pittsburgh, PAArea 38300 | 15-2051 | $64,043 | $83,117 | $102,170 | $121,243 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-2051 | $110,386 | $142,438 | $174,512 | $206,565 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 19-1021 | $114,899 | $141,648 | $168,376 | $195,125 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-2051 | $92,830 | $118,040 | $143,250 | $168,459 |