Senior Staff Data Scientist, H-1B salary
What 57 H-1B filings report for “Senior Staff Data Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Staff Data Scientist?
$214k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Staff Data Scientist, typically $157k to $258k, across 57 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California31$230k+$16k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $214kfor 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 Senior Staff Data Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Staff Data Scientist roles are GE HealthCare, Intuit, Palo Alto Networks, and SoFi, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Staff 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
- 1GE HealthCare12 filings$205k
- 2Intuit8 filings$222k
- 3Palo Alto Networks5 filings$180k
- 4SoFi3 filings$245k
- 5Activision2 filings$233k
- 6Coupang2 filings$276k
- 7Outreach2 filings$229k
- 8PayPal2 filings$230k
- 9Udemy2 filings$224k
- 10App Annie1 filings$156k
- 11Aurora Innovation1 filings$191k
- 12Cypress Semiconductor1 filings$125k
- 13Circle1 filings$269k
- 14Faire1 filings$350k
- 15GE Vernova1 filings$136k
- 16Google1 filings$329k
- 17GEICO1 filings$250k
- 18Infineon Technologies Americas1 filings$139k
- 19IMO Health1 filings$154k
- 20LeanTaaS1 filings$210k
- 21Machinify1 filings$276k
- 22Nextev1 filings$185k
- 23Siemens1 filings$160k
- 24Salesforce1 filings$216k
- 25Tesla1 filings$157k
- 26Valo Health1 filings$185k
- 27Zocdoc1 filings$229k
- 28Zscaler1 filings$211k
Related titles in this family
61 filings carry “Senior Staff Data Scientist” in the title, across 5 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Staff Data Scientist, AI/ML1 filings$150k
- 2Senior Staff Data Scientist, Analytics1 filings$320k
- 3Senior Staff Data Scientist - Cth1 filings$215k
- 4Senior Staff Data Scientist, Internal Audit1 filings$165k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior Staff 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.