H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Data Scientist

Occupation profile for Staff Data Scientist covers 537 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $180,508.

FY2026 certified median
$180,508
Total filings
537
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$172,170–$209,862
Top employer
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024158$168,154$165,500$193,500
FY2025215$174,699$170,000$194,778
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)164$180,508$172,170$209,862

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Data ScientistFY2024 $168,154; FY2025 $174,699; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,508$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$168,154FY2025$174,699FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$180,508Certified median offer, Staff Data ScientistFY2024 $168,154; FY2025 $174,699; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,508$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$168,154FY2025$174,699FY2026*$180,508
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.227 filings
  2. Intuit Inc.59 filings
  3. LinkedIn Corporation21 filings
  4. Social Finance, LLC12 filings
  5. PayPal, Inc.9 filings
  6. Visa U.S.A. Inc.9 filings
  7. AIRBNB, INC.7 filings
  8. Coupang Global LLC7 filings
  9. Indeed, Inc.7 filings
  10. Faire Wholesale, Inc.5 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale112 filings
  2. Bentonville53 filings
  3. Mountain View53 filings
  4. San Francisco39 filings
  5. New York25 filings
  6. Seattle20 filings
  7. Hoboken17 filings
  8. Bellevue16 filings
  9. San Bruno14 filings
  10. San Jose11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. · Staff Data Scientist227 filings
  2. Intuit Inc. · Staff Data Scientist59 filings
  3. LinkedIn Corporation · Staff Data Scientist21 filings
  4. Social Finance, LLC · Staff Data Scientist12 filings
  5. PayPal, Inc. · Staff Data Scientist9 filings
  6. Visa U.S.A. Inc. · Staff Data Scientist9 filings
  7. AIRBNB, INC. · Staff Data Scientist7 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222015-2051$93,434$110,302$127,171$144,040
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2031$86,008$107,453$128,898$150,342
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2041$133,557$158,018$182,458$206,918
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2041$81,869$111,176$140,483$169,790
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2051$77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818