Senior AI Scientist H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Data Scientists (SOC 15-2051).
Employers filed 29 wage applications for Senior AI Scientist jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 11 employers. The median offered wage was $174,881, 10.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Intuit Inc. filed the most (17, median $174,881).
- Filings
- 29
- Positions covered
- 35
- Employers
- 11
- Median offered
- $174,881
- Median prevailing wage
- $148,242
- Filings since FY2020
- 69
- Median offer change since FY2022
- +47%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Senior AI Scientist jobs rose 47%, from $118,581 in fiscal 2022 to $174,881 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 8.1% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 16 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.
Senior AI Scientist by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 28 | $174,881 | +3.0% | $152,620 | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 16 | $169,758 | +6.1% | $143,011 | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 7 | $160,000 | +6.1% | $154,318 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 5 | $150,800 | +27.2% | $130,416 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 6 | $118,581 | +6.0% | $118,581 | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 4 | $111,842 | −2.7% | $111,842 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 3 | $115,000 | n/a | $113,838 | at the minimum |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intuit Inc. | 17 | $174,881 | at the minimum | |
| Uniphore Technologies North America, Inc. | 2 | $185,000 | +27.4% | |
| Cranium AI, Inc. | 2 | $210,000 | +63.9% | |
| Genentech, Inc. | 1 | $147,800 | +10.2% | |
| Dematic Corp. | 1 | $173,550 | +54.6% | |
| GE Healthcare Iits USA Corporation | 1 | $148,600 | +10.9% | |
| Optym, Inc. | 1 | $166,407 | +6.0% | |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 1 | $189,185 | +37.1% | |
| Best Buy Co., Inc. | 1 | $159,135 | +11.9% | |
Showing the 9 employers with the most filings of 11. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior AI Scientist jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View, CA | 11 | $174,881 | at the minimum | |
| Atlanta, GA | 3 | $154,783 | +34.9% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 2 | $138,665 | at the minimum | |
| Gainesville, FL | 2 | $210,000 | +63.9% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $185,000 | +27.4% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $220,000 | +23.6% | |
| Burlington, MA | 1 | $189,185 | +37.1% | |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $160,000 | +24.2% | |
| Coppell, TX | 1 | $166,407 | +6.0% | |
| Oakland, CA | 1 | $215,331 | at the minimum | |
| Richfield, MN | 1 | $159,135 | +11.9% | |
| San Ramon, CA | 1 | $148,600 | +10.9% | |
| South San Francisco, CA | 1 | $147,800 | +10.2% | |
| Superior, CO | 1 | $169,787 | +14.5% | |
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.