Data Scientist at Dropbox
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Dropbox pay a Data Scientist on an H-1B?
$147k Dropbox has filed 51 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Scientist with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $147k. Most of those filings fall between $133k and $168k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
51
Median base salary
$147k
Middle 50%
$133k to $168k
Filings and pay by year
Data Scientist at Dropbox, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 6 | $160k |
| FY2025 | 12 | $175k |
| FY2024 | 9 | $147k |
| FY2023 | 4 | $142k |
| FY2022 | 7 | $147k |
| FY2021 | 4 | $139k |
| FY2019 | 5 | $125k |
| FY2018 | 2 | $142k |
| FY2017 | 2 | $120k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 31 | $155k |
| Seattle, WA | 7 | $147k |
| New York, NY | 3 | $136k |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | $119k |
| Weehawken, NJ | 2 | $179k |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $93k |
| Buffalo Grove, IL | 1 | $132k |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $129k |
| Fuquay Varina, NC | 1 | $138k |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $147k |
| Whittier, CA | 1 | $152k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 33 | $155k |
| Level III | 6 | $143k |
| Level IV | 10 | $138k |