Data Scientist at Indeed
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Indeed pay a Data Scientist on an H-1B?
$123k Indeed has filed 47 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 $123k. Most of those filings fall between $112k and $139k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
47
Median base salary
$123k
Middle 50%
$112k to $139k
Filings and pay by year
Data Scientist at Indeed, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $134k |
| FY2025 | 4 | $140k |
| FY2023 | 4 | $131k |
| FY2022 | 4 | $127k |
| FY2021 | 3 | $130k |
| FY2020 | 7 | $130k |
| FY2019 | 13 | $113k |
| FY2018 | 8 | $108k |
| FY2017 | 3 | $96k |
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 | 16 | $139k |
| Seattle, WA | 13 | $118k |
| Austin, TX | 9 | $96k |
| Bothell, WA | 2 | $127k |
| Foster City, CA | 2 | $149k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $121k |
| Burlingame, CA | 1 | $134k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $122k |
| Round Rock, TX | 1 | $102k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $131k |
| Level II | 21 | $130k |
| Level III | 10 | $116k |
| Level IV | 15 | $113k |
Other roles Indeed sponsors
Software Engineer 565Senior Software Engineer 179Staff Software Engineer 88Software Developer II 66Business Intelligence Analyst 65Technical Business Analyst 55Manager, Software Engineering 53Senior Data Scientist 37Quality Assurance Automation Engineer 35Business Intelligence Developer 28Product Scientist 28Software Developer 23