Staff Data Scientist, H-1B salary
What 928 H-1B filings report for “Staff Data Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Data Scientist?
$172k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Data Scientist, typically $135k to $220k, across 928 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $195k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York49$195k+$23k
- 2New Jersey46$194k+$22k
- 3Washington56$194k+$22k
- 4California531$172ksame
- 5Texas77$160k−$12k
- 6Arkansas84$157k−$15k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $172kfor 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 Staff Data Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Data Scientist roles are Walmart, Intuit, LinkedIn, Visa, and SoFi, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full 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
- 1Walmart394 filings$171k
- 2Intuit76 filings$181k
- 3LinkedIn37 filings$174k
- 4Visa19 filings$139k
- 5SoFi16 filings$214k
- 6General Electric12 filings$139k
- 7PayPal9 filings$220k
- 8GE HealthCare9 filings$152k
- 9Airbnb8 filings$193k
- 10Indeed8 filings$184k
- 11ServiceNow8 filings$144k
- 12Blue Yonder7 filings$117k
- 13Coupang7 filings$184k
- 14Pinterest7 filings$146k
- 15Palo Alto Networks7 filings$165k
- 16Faire6 filings$270k
- 17GE Vernova6 filings$146k
- 18Guideline6 filings$173k
- 19Kohl's6 filings$160k
- 20Nauto5 filings$149k
- 21Salesforce5 filings$258k
- 22Chegg4 filings$198k
- 23Wish4 filings$222k
- 24Machinify4 filings$225k
- 25Moloco4 filings$249k
- 26Slope Tech4 filings$152k
- 27Tencent4 filings$180k
- 28Turner Services4 filings$190k
- 29GE Energy Management Services4 filings$156k
- 30X4 filings$253k
- 31Bluecore3 filings$210k
- 32Clari3 filings$249k
- 33Credit Karma3 filings$355k
- 34Databricks3 filings$195k
- 35Discord3 filings$250k
- 36Goodwater Capital3 filings$210k
- 37Google3 filings$262k
- 38Keystone Strategy3 filings$189k
- 39Simbe Robotics3 filings$117k
- 40Warner Bros.3 filings$230k
- 41Tilt Finance3 filings$188k
- 42Flex3 filings$235k
- 43Move3 filings$190k
- 44The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company3 filings$94k
- 45Arm2 filings$99k
- 46App Annie2 filings$160k
- 47AppFolio2 filings$169k
- 48AppLovin2 filings$259k
- 49Aurora Innovation2 filings$182k
- 50CNH Industrial America2 filings$171k
Related titles in this family
1,083 filings carry “Staff Data Scientist” in the title, across 61 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Staff Data Scientist57 filings$214k
- 2Member of Technical Staff (Data Scientist)12 filings$137k
- 3Sr Staff Data Scientist9 filings$140k
- 4Staff Data Scientist - Product6 filings$237k
- 5Staff Data Scientist, Applied Science3 filings$227k
- 6Staff Data Scientist, ML/AI3 filings$190k
- 7Staff Data Scientist Robotics3 filings$197k
- 8Member of Research Staff (Data Scientist)2 filings$115k
- 9Member of the Technical Staff (Data Scientist)2 filings$130k
- 10Staff Data Scientist (Business Intelligence)2 filings$161k
- 11Staff Data Scientist, Freemium Product Insights2 filings$230k
- 12Staff Data Scientist Lmts2 filings$170k
Figures are for the exact title “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.