Data Scientist at Google
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Google pay a Data Scientist on an H-1B?
$175k Google has filed 546 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 $175k. Most of those filings fall between $163k and $200k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
546
Median base salary
$175k
Middle 50%
$163k to $200k
Filings and pay by year
Data Scientist at Google, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 123 | $200k |
| FY2025 | 150 | $177k |
| FY2024 | 87 | $174k |
| FY2023 | 102 | $160k |
| FY2022 | 81 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 2 | $137k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $100k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View, CA | 276 | $179k |
| New York, NY | 87 | $183k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 71 | $178k |
| San Bruno, CA | 29 | $179k |
| Seattle, WA | 17 | $176k |
| Moffett Field, CA | 10 | $159k |
| San Francisco, CA | 9 | $170k |
| Kirkland, WA | 5 | $157k |
| Addison, TX | 3 | $175k |
| Atlanta, GA | 3 | $175k |
| Cambridge, MA | 3 | $153k |
| Chicago, IL | 3 | $145k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $189k |
| Level II | 159 | $170k |
| Level III | 220 | $175k |
| Level IV | 40 | $205k |