H-1B Staff Data Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Data Scientist is $173,243, across 790 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$173,243
Average wage
$179,380
90th percentile
$220,707
Certified LCAs
790
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $69,160
- 25th
- $160,000
- Median
- $173,243
- Average
- $179,380
- 90th
- $220,707
- Highest
- $368,400
Based on 789 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
38FY20
73FY21
110FY22
108FY23
160FY24
216FY25
85FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Data Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| PayPal, Inc. | 8 | $220,000 |
| Social Finance, LLC | 11 | $208,283 |
| AIRBNB, INC. | 7 | $194,000 |
| Indeed, Inc. | 8 | $183,581 |
| Coupang Global LLC | 7 | $183,581 |
| Intuit Inc. | 65 | $180,508 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 30 | $175,802 |
| Guideline, Inc. | 6 | $173,000 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 332 | $170,825 |
| GE HEALTHCARE IITS USA CORPORATION | 8 | $152,000 |
| Pinterest, Inc. | 7 | $146,078 |
| GE DIGITAL HOLDINGS LLC | 5 | $143,700 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 8 | $143,562 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | 11 | $138,500 |
| Blue Yonder, Inc. | 6 | $110,792 |
Salaries by location
Sunnyvale, CA · $171,337Bentonville, AR · $154,371San Francisco, CA · $206,107Mountain View, CA · $185,112Hoboken, NJ · $193,298New York, NY · $190,000Dallas, TX · $160,000San Bruno, CA · $168,154Seattle, WA · $191,640Bellevue, WA · $210,778Austin, TX · $152,500Palo Alto, CA · $173,638San Diego, CA · $170,825Santa Clara, CA · $171,337San Ramon, CA · $152,000