H-1B Data Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Data Scientist is $116,000, across 18,030 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$116,000
Average wage
$124,256
90th percentile
$180,000
Certified LCAs
18,030
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $29,994
- 25th
- $93,226
- Median
- $116,000
- Average
- $124,256
- 90th
- $180,000
- Highest
- $1,196,088
Based on 18,015 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
2,608FY20
2,684FY21
3,229FY22
2,604FY23
2,841FY24
3,117FY25
947FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Data Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 1,102 | $188,885 |
| Google LLC | 451 | $174,000 |
| Apple Inc. | 478 | $170,761 |
| Facebook, Inc. | 527 | $160,000 |
| LYFT, Inc. | 147 | $155,412 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 122 | $140,675 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 374 | $128,750 |
| Aetna Resources LLC | 194 | $127,500 |
| IBM Corporation | 153 | $126,250 |
| THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC. | 136 | $120,000 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 157 | $119,367 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | 136 | $110,000 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 150 | $103,200 |
| Intel Corporation | 320 | $98,342 |
| FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 111 | $97,140 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $133,600San Francisco, CA · $145,000Menlo Park, CA · $175,420Seattle, WA · $140,000Mountain View, CA · $163,750Sunnyvale, CA · $140,171San Jose, CA · $143,208Chicago, IL · $100,000Austin, TX · $120,000Atlanta, GA · $105,000Cupertino, CA · $175,001Houston, TX · $100,000Boston, MA · $110,000Bellevue, WA · $150,000Dallas, TX · $96,067