Data Science H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051).
Employers filed 219 wage applications for Data Science jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 8 employers. The median offered wage was $168,995, 20.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Microsoft Corporation filed the most (201, median $170,000).
- Filings
- 219
- Positions covered
- 330
- Employers
- 8
- Median offered
- $168,995
- Median prevailing wage
- $134,972
- Filings since FY2020
- 855
- Median offer change since FY2023
- +9%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Data Science jobs rose 9%, from $155,820 in fiscal 2023 to $170,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 20.5% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 271 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Data Science by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 172 | $170,000 | +3.4% | $129,854 | +20.5% |
| 2025 | 271 | $164,403 | +2.6% | $122,699 | +28.9% |
| 2024 | 249 | $160,223 | +2.8% | $110,864 | +34.0% |
| 2023 | 156 | $155,820 | +49.8% | $113,090 | +35.2% |
| 2022 | 3 | $104,000 | n/a | $78,936 | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | 201 | $170,000 | +21.4% | |
| Anthropic, PBC | 8 | $164,702 | at the minimum | |
| Cyan Technologies Inc | 3 | $81,994 | at the minimum | |
| Synopsys, Inc. | 2 | $139,456 | at the minimum | |
| General Motors | 2 | $144,870 | +11.7% | |
| Google LLC | 1 | $160,000 | +70.3% | |
| Eateam Inc | 1 | $131,997 | at the minimum | |
| Wisen IT America LLC | 1 | n/a | ||
Where Data Science jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 151 | $170,000 | +20.7% | |
| Mountain View, CA | 18 | $209,000 | +13.4% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 6 | $159,250 | +52.2% | |
| San Francisco, CA | 6 | $165,000 | +0.4% | |
| Seattle, WA | 5 | $163,322 | +11.7% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 4 | $144,725 | +22.3% | |
| New York, NY | 4 | $165,233 | +48.3% | |
| Chicago, IL | 3 | $165,280 | +58.9% | |
| Denton, TX | 2 | $81,994 | at the minimum | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $139,456 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $171,840 | +38.0% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $163,322 | at the minimum | |
| Brier, WA | 1 | $147,845 | +14.0% | |
| Cambridge, MA | 1 | $170,390 | +23.5% | |
| Edison, NJ | 1 | $131,997 | at the minimum | |
| Everett, WA | 1 | $168,917 | +3.4% | |
| Hillsboro, OR | 1 | $189,953 | +48.3% | |
| Huntersville, NC | 1 | $178,960 | +37.8% | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $138,000 | +74.2% | |
| Jefferson, GA | 1 | $67,621 | at the minimum | |
| Lynnwood, WA | 1 | $160,520 | +23.8% | |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $160,100 | +56.6% | |
| Prosper, TX | 1 | $121,746 | +66.4% | |
| Raleigh, NC | 1 | $141,547 | +62.3% | |
| Richardson, TX | 1 | n/a | ||
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
Related job titles
- Data Engineer$110,000
- Data Scientist$120,000
- Data Analyst$93,250
- Senior Data Scientist$155,000
- Senior Data Analyst$105,000
- Senior Business Analyst$112,320
- Data Engineer II$138,900
- Data Scientist II$139,300
- Business Analyst II$103,001
- Data Scientist III$146,103
- Staff Data Scientist$180,508
- Lead Data Scientist$164,800