Data science (US)
What is the H-1B salary for data scientists?
Short answer
The median offered wage on the 7,410 certified H-1B LCAs for data scientist titles in FY2025 was $137,500, from 2,361 employers. The middle half ran from $108,000 to $171,500. That is what employers offered on their filings with the Department of Labor, not an estimate.
… a wage that is no less than the wage paid to similarly qualified workers or, if greater, the prevailing wage for the position …
The employers that filed the most
The largest data scientist LCA filers in FY2025, with the median wage on their own filings. Where the company has US data science roles open on the board today, its name links to them.
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median offered wage |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 386 | $159,000 |
| Meta | 338 | $201,000 |
| Wal-Mart Associates | 336 | $167,000 |
| 222 | $180,000 | |
| Apple | 102 | $175,000 |
| Intuit | 74 | $164,500 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 68 | $138,000 |
| Aetna Resources | 67 | $160,000 |
| TikTok | 55 | $222,000 |
| Caremark | 54 | $157,000 |
Top data scientist H-1B LCA filers, FY2025
Wage levels
By the prevailing wage level employers filed at: Level I (1,008), Level II (2,815), Level III (1,822), Level IV (1,332) and N/A (433). Level I is the entry wage for the job and area, Level IV the most experienced.
How to read this
An LCA is filed before an H-1B petition; not every certified LCA becomes an approved H-1B, and one person can have more than one LCA.
1,317 US data science roles are open on the board on realanalystjobs.com on 7 November 2026.
Where the numbers come from
Every number on this page is computed from the live analyst roles on realanalystjobs.com on 7 November 2026, read from the employers' own career pages and re-checked daily, and it updates as roles open and close. H-1B figures come from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub (data as of 2026-06-30). Nothing is estimated or projected.
Sources
- Employers' own careers pages: Every live role and what its posting says about sponsorship, checked 7 November 2026. Each role links to its posting.
- USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub: Approved H-1B workers per employer, data as of 30 June 2026.
- USCIS, H-1B Specialty Occupations, the employer's Labor Condition Application attestation: Quoted rule text, checked 7 November 2026.
Frequently asked
What is the H-1B salary for data scientists?
The median offered wage on the 7,410 certified H-1B LCAs for data scientist titles in FY2025 was $137,500, from 2,361 employers. The middle half ran from $108,000 to $171,500. That is what employers offered on their filings with the Department of Labor, not an estimate.
Does a certified LCA mean the company will sponsor me?
No. It shows the employer has filed for this kind of title before. Read each posting: where it says whether it sponsors, believe the posting.
Where does the data come from?
Roles are read daily from employers' career pages; H-1B approvals from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub and LCAs from DOL OFLC disclosure data, matched by company name.
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