Data Science Engineer, H-1B salary
What 560 H-1B filings report for “Data Science Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Data Science Engineer?
$115k median H-1B base salary for a Data Science Engineer, typically $78k to $180k, across 560 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $150k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California207$150k+$35k
- 2Washington31$130k+$15k
- 3New York42$119k+$4k
- 4Texas67$99k−$16k
- 5Illinois23$97k−$18k
- 6Massachusetts41$91k−$24k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $115kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Data Science Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Data Science Engineer roles are Adobe, Wayfair, Tulasea, IBM, and Micron, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Data Science Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Adobe147 filings$169k
- 2Wayfair21 filings$79k
- 3Tulasea11 filings$96k
- 4IBM10 filings$126k
- 5Micron8 filings$100k
- 6Parab Consulting Group7 filings$125k
- 7Tapjoy6 filings$118k
- 8iSoft5 filings$82k
- 9Stripe5 filings$117k
- 10Alpha Clinical Systems5 filings$112k
- 11LTIMindtree4 filings$78k
- 12Tt Technologies4 filings$108k
- 13Talentsky, Inc.4 filings$132k
- 14menschForce4 filings$78k
- 15Nabors Corporate Services4 filings$103k
- 16Plume4 filings$131k
- 17EvenUp4 filings$204k
- 18Nielsen4 filings$109k
- 19CCC Intelligent Solutions4 filings$89k
- 20Aptude3 filings$121k
- 21Baptist Health South Florida3 filings$113k
- 22Cerebri AI3 filings$89k
- 23Energy Services Group3 filings$61k
- 24FactSet3 filings$100k
- 25Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co3 filings$135k
- 26HCSC3 filings$97k
- 27Info Keys3 filings$76k
- 28KDex Global3 filings$88k
- 29Monitor Government Venture Services, LLC3 filings$120k
- 30MS Market Service LLC3 filings$90k
- 31Pi Labs3 filings$84k
- 32PamTen3 filings$100k
- 33Sony3 filings$135k
- 34Two Sigma3 filings$170k
- 35Verana Health3 filings$95k
- 36Cambia Health Solutions3 filings$124k
- 37Kohl's3 filings$107k
- 38OpenTable3 filings$140k
- 39Solstice Consulting3 filings$110k
- 40Takeda3 filings$142k
- 41Adroll2 filings$124k
- 42Agero Administrative Service2 filings$101k
- 43Bccl Worldwide2 filings$90k
- 44BoomTV, Inc.2 filings$85k
- 45C.H. Robinson2 filings$115k
- 46Chabez Tech2 filings$83k
- 47Cloudmedx2 filings$110k
- 48Crawford & Company2 filings$66k
- 49Dataxu2 filings$91k
- 50Developmemt Dimensions International2 filings$95k
Related titles in this family
961 filings carry “Data Science Engineer” in the title, across 143 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Data Science Engineer85 filings$145k
- 2Data Science Engineer II26 filings$122k
- 3Mgr, Data Science Engineering22 filings$213k
- 4Sr. Data Science Engineer21 filings$145k
- 5Lead Data Science Engineer13 filings$170k
- 6Data Science Engineer I12 filings$92k
- 7Manager, Data Science Engineering10 filings$167k
- 8Data Science Engineer - III8 filings$113k
- 9Principal Data Science Engineer8 filings$169k
- 10Sr AI/Data Science Engineer8 filings$112k
- 11Staff Data Science Engineer8 filings$161k
- 12Data Science Engineering Manager6 filings$172k
Figures are for the exact title “Data Science Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.