Data and Applied Scientist at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Data and Applied Scientist on an H-1B?
$141k Microsoft has filed 1,814 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data and Applied Scientist with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2024 at a median base salary of $141k. Most of those filings fall between $130k and $156k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,814
Median base salary
$141k
Middle 50%
$130k to $156k
Filings and pay by year
Data and Applied Scientist at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $179k |
| FY2023 | 61 | $154k |
| FY2022 | 555 | $147k |
| FY2021 | 421 | $141k |
| FY2020 | 445 | $141k |
| FY2019 | 241 | $137k |
| FY2018 | 74 | $120k |
| FY2017 | 16 | $128k |
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 946 | $140k |
| Bellevue, WA | 518 | $142k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 85 | $154k |
| Cambridge, MA | 79 | $131k |
| Mountain View, CA | 57 | $165k |
| Atlanta, GA | 21 | $136k |
| San Francisco, CA | 17 | $155k |
| Issaquah, WA | 11 | $175k |
| Houston, TX | 8 | $138k |
| New York, NY | 6 | $161k |
| Austin, TX | 5 | $135k |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $126k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 448 | $120k |
| Level II | 953 | $141k |
| Level III | 345 | $168k |
| Level IV | 53 | $194k |