Data Scientist, H-1B salary
What 26,045 H-1B filings report for “Data Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Data Scientist?
$113k median H-1B base salary for a Data Scientist, typically $78k to $176k, across 26,045 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $139k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California8,664$139k+$26k
- 2Washington1,609$128k+$15k
- 3New York2,803$125k+$12k
- 4District of Columbia114$112k−$1k
- 5New Jersey1,030$106k−$7k
- 6Connecticut217$105k−$8k
- 7Massachusetts1,194$105k−$8k
- 8North Carolina454$103k−$10k
- 9Virginia465$102k−$11k
- 10Idaho37$101k−$12k
- 11Colorado182$101k−$12k
- 12Rhode Island63$100k−$13k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $113kfor 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 Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Data Scientist roles are Meta, Apple, Google, IBM, and Walmart, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Data Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Meta2,109 filings$173k
- 2Apple547 filings$168k
- 3Google545 filings$176k
- 4IBM475 filings$106k
- 5Walmart461 filings$130k
- 6Intel418 filings$97k
- 7Uber294 filings$120k
- 8Microsoft270 filings$130k
- 9Aetna229 filings$127k
- 10Oracle206 filings$117k
- 11Lyft206 filings$155k
- 12BCG196 filings$115k
- 13CVS Health194 filings$126k
- 14Visa177 filings$109k
- 15Airbnb169 filings$170k
- 16ByteDance150 filings$200k
- 17Ford141 filings$97k
- 18LinkedIn141 filings$111k
- 19PayPal104 filings$141k
- 20Cisco95 filings$144k
- 21C3 AI92 filings$142k
- 22SAP89 filings$111k
- 23Home Depot85 filings$123k
- 24Expedia81 filings$110k
- 25SLB67 filings$119k
- 26Salesforce67 filings$142k
- 27Nvidia60 filings$168k
- 28Ericsson57 filings$104k
- 29DoorDash56 filings$178k
- 30TikTok54 filings$174k
- 31Nielsen54 filings$92k
- 32Stripe52 filings$127k
- 33Adobe52 filings$132k
- 34Pinterest51 filings$130k
- 35Dropbox51 filings$147k
- 36Quora51 filings$98k
- 37eBay51 filings$135k
- 38Intuit50 filings$128k
- 39Asurion50 filings$115k
- 40Stitch Fix50 filings$221k
- 41Compunnel47 filings$112k
- 42Asana47 filings$187k
- 43Indeed47 filings$123k
- 44Block46 filings$181k
- 45U.S. Bank NA46 filings$111k
- 46Zillow46 filings$115k
- 47Progressive44 filings$111k
- 48Elevance Health44 filings$82k
- 49Colaberry42 filings$95k
- 50JPMorgan Chase42 filings$125k
Related titles in this family
56,656 filings carry “Data Scientist” in the title, across 4,083 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Data Scientist6,746 filings$145k
- 2Data Scientist II3,037 filings$135k
- 3Sr. Data Scientist1,784 filings$139k
- 4Data Scientist I1,400 filings$100k
- 5Lead Data Scientist1,142 filings$148k
- 6Data Scientist III1,114 filings$143k
- 7Staff Data Scientist928 filings$172k
- 8Associate Data Scientist855 filings$90k
- 9Principal Data Scientist703 filings$170k
- 10Data Scientist, Analytics546 filings$160k
- 11Data Scientist 2316 filings$140k
- 12Data Scientist 1280 filings$132k
Figures are for the exact title “Data Scientist”; 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.