Lead Data Scientist, H-1B salary
What 1,142 H-1B filings report for “Lead Data Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Lead Data Scientist?
$148k median H-1B base salary for a Lead Data Scientist, typically $105k to $195k, across 1,142 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $170k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York166$170k+$22k
- 2California233$162k+$14k
- 3Washington32$159k+$11k
- 4Texas65$158k+$10k
- 5Massachusetts99$155k+$7k
- 6Georgia44$146k−$2k
- 7Connecticut21$143k−$5k
- 8Florida32$141k−$7k
- 9North Carolina31$138k−$10k
- 10New Jersey87$136k−$12k
- 11Illinois91$130k−$18k
- 12Ohio31$130k−$18k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $148kfor 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 Lead Data Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Lead Data Scientist roles are Aetna, Target, CVS Health, BCG, and 84.51°, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Lead 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
- 1Aetna77 filings$175k
- 2Target62 filings$129k
- 3CVS Health48 filings$178k
- 4BCG38 filings$205k
- 584.51°30 filings$140k
- 6ADP28 filings$124k
- 7Humana27 filings$140k
- 8Macy's22 filings$153k
- 9S&P Global20 filings$167k
- 10Insurance Services Office18 filings$128k
- 11IBM17 filings$145k
- 12Quantium15 filings$141k
- 13Home Depot14 filings$179k
- 14Nielsen14 filings$109k
- 15Blend36013 filings$112k
- 16Incedo13 filings$115k
- 17Mastercard13 filings$138k
- 18AT&T11 filings$178k
- 19MassMutual11 filings$113k
- 20Salesforce11 filings$206k
- 21HERE10 filings$121k
- 22C3 AI9 filings$184k
- 23Deloitte9 filings$76k
- 24Johnson & Johnson9 filings$158k
- 25Lowe's8 filings$130k
- 26Nike8 filings$211k
- 27HCSC7 filings$116k
- 28NBCUniversal Media7 filings$135k
- 29Caterpillar7 filings$116k
- 30Honeywell7 filings$173k
- 31Bayer7 filings$158k
- 32Comcast7 filings$103k
- 33Chime7 filings$255k
- 34Marsh McLennan7 filings$139k
- 35Northeastern University6 filings$131k
- 36Cox Automotive6 filings$155k
- 37PayPal6 filings$160k
- 38CCC Intelligent Solutions6 filings$134k
- 39Lumen6 filings$124k
- 40Stanley Black & Decker6 filings$155k
- 41Bread Financial Payments5 filings$135k
- 42Cardinality.ai5 filings$120k
- 43Fractal Analytics5 filings$87k
- 44Grubhub5 filings$180k
- 45StatSketch5 filings$250k
- 46Docusign5 filings$133k
- 47Abercrombie & Fitch4 filings$130k
- 48Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida4 filings$148k
- 49Northwestern Mutual4 filings$155k
- 50Schneider Electric4 filings$148k
Related titles in this family
1,353 filings carry “Lead Data Scientist” in the title, across 125 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Lead Data Scientist17 filings$130k
- 2Corporate Vice President, Lead Data Scientist13 filings$140k
- 3Sr. Lead Data Scientist9 filings$180k
- 4Lead Data Scientist I6 filings$157k
- 5Team Lead, Data Scientist5 filings$115k
- 6Lead Data Scientist and AI Researcher4 filings$104k
- 7Lead Data Scientist in Oit4 filings$123k
- 8Lead Data Scientist - Operations Research4 filings$135k
- 9Lead Data Scientist (Statistician)3 filings$109k
- 10Lead Data Scientist - Statistics3 filings$131k
- 11Manager, Lead Data Scientist3 filings$120k
- 12Programmer Lead Data Scientist3 filings$123k
Figures are for the exact title “Lead 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.