Data Scientist at Meta
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Meta pay a Data Scientist on an H-1B?
$173k Meta has filed 2,109 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 $173k. Most of those filings fall between $155k and $196k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
2,109
Median base salary
$173k
Middle 50%
$155k to $196k
Filings and pay by year
Data Scientist at Meta, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 229 | $195k |
| FY2025 | 276 | $204k |
| FY2024 | 319 | $190k |
| FY2023 | 154 | $175k |
| FY2022 | 342 | $165k |
| FY2021 | 297 | $160k |
| FY2020 | 161 | $157k |
| FY2019 | 144 | $155k |
| FY2018 | 127 | $147k |
| FY2017 | 60 | $140k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park, CA | 1,188 | $171k |
| New York, NY | 307 | $178k |
| Seattle, WA | 203 | $162k |
| Bellevue, WA | 80 | $190k |
| Burlingame, CA | 59 | $183k |
| San Francisco, CA | 53 | $169k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 47 | $200k |
| Austin, TX | 36 | $163k |
| Fremont, CA | 22 | $195k |
| Chicago, IL | 8 | $166k |
| Long Island City, NY | 8 | $185k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 8 | $167k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 61 | $176k |
| Level II | 255 | $153k |
| Level III | 756 | $162k |
| Level IV | 768 | $194k |