Data Scientist II, H-1B salary
What 3,037 H-1B filings report for “Data Scientist II” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Data Scientist II?
$135k median H-1B base salary for a Data Scientist II, typically $89k to $176k, across 3,037 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $153k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York335$153k+$18k
- 2California580$152k+$17k
- 3Washington857$142k+$7k
- 4Virginia81$140k+$5k
- 5Massachusetts173$130k−$5k
- 6New Jersey65$130k−$5k
- 7Illinois102$120k−$15k
- 8Texas235$119k−$16k
- 9Arizona36$117k−$18k
- 10North Carolina65$106k−$29k
- 11Michigan21$102k−$33k
- 12Ohio53$101k−$34k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $135kfor 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 II?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Data Scientist II roles are Amazon, X, Truist Bank, LexisNexis, and Wayfair, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Data Scientist II filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Amazon1,426 filings$150k
- 2X58 filings$161k
- 3Truist Bank51 filings$111k
- 4LexisNexis47 filings$92k
- 5Wayfair41 filings$135k
- 6Pinterest38 filings$147k
- 7Dish36 filings$95k
- 8McKinsey35 filings$150k
- 9Twitch29 filings$166k
- 10Spotify26 filings$155k
- 11Yahoo24 filings$132k
- 12Zillow23 filings$125k
- 13Caterpillar23 filings$106k
- 14Chewy22 filings$140k
- 15Audible21 filings$166k
- 16Trade Desk21 filings$150k
- 17Grubhub21 filings$152k
- 18Honeywell21 filings$107k
- 19Teladoc Health19 filings$115k
- 20FedEx19 filings$112k
- 21Insurance Services Office19 filings$116k
- 22DiDi17 filings$126k
- 23RELX15 filings$98k
- 24General Motors14 filings$128k
- 25Seagate14 filings$97k
- 26Brex13 filings$141k
- 27FIS13 filings$105k
- 28Levi Strauss & Co.12 filings$154k
- 29Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, SI12 filings$89k
- 30Elevate Credit Service11 filings$117k
- 31Sprint11 filings$80k
- 32Regions Bank9 filings$115k
- 33Afiniti9 filings$130k
- 34American Family Insurance9 filings$140k
- 35First Capitol Consulting9 filings$102k
- 36Novant Medical Group9 filings$113k
- 37Schneider National9 filings$92k
- 38HERE9 filings$104k
- 39Cleveland Clinic Foundation9 filings$57k
- 40CareerBuilder8 filings$87k
- 41H-E-B8 filings$122k
- 42Moloco8 filings$172k
- 43SparkCognition8 filings$87k
- 44MetLife8 filings$78k
- 45Comcast8 filings$71k
- 46Corteva7 filings$105k
- 47University of Wisconsin System7 filings$81k
- 48Worldpay7 filings$130k
- 49Zebra Technologies7 filings$90k
- 50Central Insurance Company7 filings$96k
Related titles in this family
4,509 filings carry “Data Scientist II” in the title, across 119 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Data Scientist III1,114 filings$143k
- 2Senior Data Scientist II98 filings$166k
- 3Senior Data Scientist III19 filings$150k
- 4Data Scientist II, Product Analytics15 filings$119k
- 5Sr. Data Scientist II14 filings$160k
- 6Data Scientist II, Tech13 filings$140k
- 7Vice President; Data Scientist II11 filings$160k
- 8Associate Data Scientist II7 filings$110k
- 9Information Systems Data Scientist II7 filings$143k
- 10Research Data Scientist II7 filings$78k
- 11Data Scientist II (Dsep)6 filings$109k
- 12Risk Data Scientist II6 filings$88k
Figures are for the exact title “Data Scientist II”; 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.