Data Science at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Data Science on an H-1B?
$164k Microsoft has filed 819 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Data Science with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2023 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $164k. Most of those filings fall between $148k and $183k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
819
Median base salary
$164k
Middle 50%
$148k to $183k
Filings and pay by year
Data Science at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 158 | $170k |
| FY2025 | 263 | $166k |
| FY2024 | 245 | $160k |
| FY2023 | 153 | $157k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 569 | $164k |
| Mountain View, CA | 54 | $181k |
| Atlanta, GA | 39 | $143k |
| New York, NY | 25 | $188k |
| Bellevue, WA | 17 | $144k |
| Cambridge, MA | 11 | $157k |
| Charlotte, NC | 9 | $124k |
| Chicago, IL | 7 | $158k |
| San Francisco, CA | 7 | $185k |
| Austin, TX | 5 | $150k |
| Berkeley, CA | 4 | $216k |
| Dallas, TX | 3 | $128k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 88 | $132k |
| Level II | 383 | $155k |
| Level III | 279 | $183k |
| Level IV | 52 | $228k |