Data Scientist 1, H-1B salary
What 280 H-1B filings report for “Data Scientist 1” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Data Scientist 1?
$132k median H-1B base salary for a Data Scientist 1, typically $89k to $155k, across 280 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $142k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California161$142k+$10k
- 2Texas25$116k−$16k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $132kfor 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 1?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Data Scientist 1 roles are PayPal, eBay, Typical Set, StubHub, and Pharmaceutical Research Associates, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Data Scientist 1 filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1PayPal143 filings$140k
- 2eBay56 filings$145k
- 3Typical Set8 filings$130k
- 4StubHub7 filings$131k
- 5Pharmaceutical Research Associates6 filings$82k
- 6Insurance Services Office5 filings$96k
- 7Systems Imagination4 filings$90k
- 8IQVIA3 filings$95k
- 9Artech2 filings$89k
- 10Avlino2 filings$92k
- 11Bridgecrest Acceptance2 filings$70k
- 12Farmers New Word Life Insurance Company2 filings$110k
- 13GoodRx2 filings$115k
- 14Happy Returns2 filings$105k
- 15Johnson Controls2 filings$108k
- 16MyVest2 filings$134k
- 17Snap2 filings$51k
- 18X2 filings$95k
- 19University of Miami2 filings$70k
- 20ASML1 filings$95k
- 21Acme Cycling1 filings$100k
- 22Automobile Club of Southern California1 filings$77k
- 23Baylor Scott & White1 filings$123k
- 24CCC Intelligent Solutions1 filings$54k
- 25Corporate Employment Resources1 filings$89k
- 26Cars.com1 filings$95k
- 27Case Western Reserve University1 filings$77k
- 28Fluor Enterprises1 filings$85k
- 29Garrett Transportation I1 filings$85k
- 30Granite Telecommunications1 filings$103k
- 31Groksys1 filings$90k
- 32General Motors1 filings$110k
- 33Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, SI1 filings$85k
- 34Mont Granite1 filings$60k
- 35Neiman Marcus1 filings$116k
- 36O'Neil Digital Solutions1 filings$130k
- 37Optum1 filings$84k
- 38Riot Games1 filings$105k
- 39Sarah Cannon Research Institute1 filings$76k
- 40Trade Desk1 filings$117k
- 41Tek Excel1 filings$88k
- 42The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America1 filings$89k
- 43Werner Enterprises1 filings$65k
- 44Willow Laboratories1 filings$72k
- 45Zillow1 filings$124k
Related titles in this family
719 filings carry “Data Scientist 1” in the title, across 310 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Data Scientist 118 filings$131k
- 2Data Scientist (15-1199.08)5 filings$120k
- 3Data Scientist - 1615.364215 filings$154k
- 4Data Scientist (1615.47742)5 filings$137k
- 5Data Scientist 1615.303874 filings$190k
- 6Data Scientist 1615.476724 filings$149k
- 7Data Scientist 1615.505264 filings$175k
- 8Sr. Data Scientist 14 filings$159k
- 9Data Scientist (11821.629)3 filings$158k
- 10Data Scientist 1615.346783 filings$125k
- 11Data Scientist 1615.371963 filings$137k
- 12Data Scientist 1615.373323 filings$141k
Figures are for the exact title “Data Scientist 1”; 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.