Data Scientist III, H-1B salary
What 1,114 H-1B filings report for “Data Scientist III” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Data Scientist III?
$143k median H-1B base salary for a Data Scientist III, typically $105k to $194k, across 1,114 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $175k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York77$175k+$32k
- 2Washington314$159k+$16k
- 3Virginia21$159k+$16k
- 4California233$149k+$6k
- 5New Jersey33$140k−$3k
- 6Massachusetts36$138k−$5k
- 7Texas102$126k−$17k
- 8Illinois24$119k−$24k
- 9North Carolina29$116k−$27k
- 10Georgia34$112k−$31k
- 11Arkansas103$111k−$32k
- 12Florida20$100k−$43k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $143kfor 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 III?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Data Scientist III roles are Amazon, Walmart, FedEx, LexisNexis, and Teladoc Health, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Data Scientist III filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Amazon463 filings$168k
- 2Walmart199 filings$130k
- 3FedEx31 filings$118k
- 4LexisNexis31 filings$110k
- 5Teladoc Health27 filings$135k
- 6RELX19 filings$113k
- 7Twitch18 filings$211k
- 8Chewy16 filings$169k
- 9J. B. Hunt15 filings$105k
- 10University of Florida12 filings$92k
- 11Insurance Services Office12 filings$137k
- 12Caterpillar11 filings$88k
- 13SparkCognition11 filings$109k
- 14F58 filings$149k
- 15Riot Games8 filings$158k
- 16Sprint8 filings$92k
- 17Hewlett Packard Enterprise7 filings$149k
- 18S&P Global7 filings$124k
- 19Wolters Kluwer7 filings$140k
- 20Truist Bank6 filings$133k
- 21Staples6 filings$120k
- 22Credit Karma6 filings$202k
- 23Change Healthcare5 filings$120k
- 24Domino's Pizza5 filings$110k
- 25Wayfair5 filings$172k
- 26Komodo Health4 filings$149k
- 27Uber4 filings$159k
- 28American Family Insurance4 filings$147k
- 29The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America4 filings$117k
- 30CAMP4 Therapeutics3 filings$132k
- 31OpenX3 filings$139k
- 32PMG Worldwide3 filings$92k
- 33Sears Holdings Management3 filings$140k
- 34Shape Security3 filings$163k
- 35Socure3 filings$135k
- 36UT Southwestern Medical Center3 filings$92k
- 37Accolade2 filings$133k
- 38AI Mx2 (US) LLC2 filings$140k
- 39Alight Solutions2 filings$130k
- 40Bose2 filings$121k
- 41Cotiviti2 filings$128k
- 42Credit One Bank, N.A.2 filings$94k
- 43Danta Technologies2 filings$125k
- 44DaVita2 filings$141k
- 45Finance of America2 filings$140k
- 46Fluor Enterprises2 filings$126k
- 47GoodRx2 filings$175k
- 48Hanesbrands2 filings$124k
- 49Lamb Weston2 filings$143k
- 50Neoteksoft2 filings$70k
Related titles in this family
1,160 filings carry “Data Scientist III” in the title, across 19 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Data Scientist III19 filings$150k
- 2Applied Data Scientist III4 filings$170k
- 3Data Scientist III, Analytics4 filings$163k
- 4Data Scientist III, Machine Learning3 filings$210k
- 5Data Scientist III, Product2 filings$110k
- 6IT Data Scientist III2 filings$168k
- 7Associate Data Scientist III1 filings$72k
- 8Asst Research Professional - Data Scientist III1 filings$90k
- 9Clinical Data Scientist III1 filings$112k
- 10Data Analytics & Engineering- Data Scientist III1 filings$130k
- 11Data Scientist III [00099232]1 filings$142k
- 12Data Scientist III-Data Science & Analytics1 filings$150k
Figures are for the exact title “Data Scientist III”; 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.