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Data Scientists: H-1B salaries and wage levels

Level IV starts anywhere from $139,818 to $255,757 depending on the city. The median offer is $125,955.

33,938certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$125,955median offer
$98k to $162kmiddle half of offers
12%of new-employment offers reach Level IV for their area
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27

Wage levels by city

same scale for every row · black mark: median offer in that city
New York · Jersey City IV $173k
Seattle · Bellevue · Redmond IV $193k
San Francisco · Menlo Park IV $207k
Chicago, IL IV $140k
Austin, TX IV $151k
San Jose · Sunnyvale · Mountain View IV $256k
Plano · Irving · Dallas IV $147k
McLean, VA IV $168k
Boston, MA IV $161k
Atlanta, GA IV $141k
under Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $68k to $269k
CityLCAsMedianLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
New York, NY2,858$149,465 $87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
Seattle, WA1,293$145,900 $93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
San Francisco, CA977$178,230 $110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
Bellevue, WA879$150,800 $93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
Chicago, IL861$119,600 $76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
Austin, TX836$126,400 $77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216
San Jose, CA777$184,205 $125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
Redmond, WA704$172,720 $93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
Sunnyvale, CA684$174,304 $125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
Plano, TX674$107,000 $75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
McLean, VA605$115,939 $92,830$118,040$143,250$168,459
Irving, TX558$106,045 $75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
Jersey City, NJ555$130,000 $87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
Boston, MA554$131,721 $88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
Dallas, TX543$110,000 $75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
Atlanta, GA513$115,000 $77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
Houston, TX408$103,295 $70,658$93,226$115,794$138,362
Charlotte, NC389$121,399 $79,997$104,312$128,648$152,963
Mountain View, CA380$200,000 $125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
Bentonville, AR378$138,518 $93,434$110,302$127,171$144,040
Menlo Park, CA270$191,222 $110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
San Diego, CA235$118,854 $80,600$107,390$134,202$160,992
Frisco, TX219$105,500 $75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
Los Angeles, CA202$123,290 $77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818
Palo Alto, CA200$175,000 $125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757

What employers offer

33,938 certified LCAs, coloured by the level each salary reaches in its own area
$40k to $50k: 11 LCAs$50k to $60k: 133 LCAs$60k to $70k: 575 LCAs$70k to $80k: 1,928 LCAs$80k to $90k: 2,185 LCAs$90k to $100k: 4,017 LCAs$100k to $110k: 3,035 LCAs$110k to $120k: 3,284 LCAs$120k to $130k: 2,667 LCAs$130k to $140k: 2,725 LCAs$140k to $150k: 2,618 LCAs$150k to $160k: 1,823 LCAs$160k to $170k: 2,051 LCAs$170k to $180k: 1,860 LCAs$180k to $190k: 1,069 LCAs$190k to $200k: 1,088 LCAs$200k to $210k: 749 LCAs$210k to $220k: 500 LCAs$220k to $230k: 447 LCAs$230k to $240k: 250 LCAs$240k to $250k: 173 LCAs$250k to $260k: 164 LCAs$260k to $270k: 94 LCAs$270k to $280k: 157 LCAs$280k to $290k: 53 LCAs$290k to $300k: 25 LCAs$300k+: 224 LCAs $40k to $50k: 11 LCAs$50k to $60k: 133 LCAs$60k to $70k: 575 LCAs$70k to $80k: 1,928 LCAs$80k to $90k: 2,185 LCAs$90k to $100k: 4,017 LCAs$100k to $110k: 3,035 LCAs$110k to $120k: 3,284 LCAs$120k to $130k: 2,667 LCAs$130k to $140k: 2,725 LCAs$140k to $150k: 2,618 LCAs$150k to $160k: 1,823 LCAs$160k to $170k: 2,051 LCAs$170k to $180k: 1,860 LCAs$180k to $190k: 1,069 LCAs$190k to $200k: 1,088 LCAs$200k to $210k: 749 LCAs$210k to $220k: 500 LCAs$220k to $230k: 447 LCAs$230k to $240k: 250 LCAs$240k to $250k: 173 LCAs$250k to $260k: 164 LCAs$260k to $270k: 94 LCAs$270k to $280k: 157 LCAs$280k to $290k: 53 LCAs$290k to $300k: 25 LCAs$300k+: 224 LCAs
$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 200 LCAs = 200 LCAs

Lottery entries

13,349 new-employment LCAs
Data Scientists 12%31%27%18%12% 13,349
All employers 12%28%25%18%16% 149,984
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.

Over time

fiscal years, October to September · hatched: year to date

Certified H-1B LCAs

28,061 FY2026 to date

Median offer

$125,000 FY2026

Top employers

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
#EmployerCertified LCAsMedian salary
1 Amazon.com Services LLC 1,889 $142,538
2 Microsoft Corporation 793 $175,748
3 Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. 746 $150,122
4 Capital One, National Association 561 $123,033
5 Meta Platforms, Inc 494 $191,001
6 Google LLC 485 $196,000
7 JPMorgan Chase & Co. 448 $143,000
8 Capital One Services, LLC 391 $115,939
9 Apple Inc. 256 $163,300
10 Adobe Inc. 243 $179,000
11 LinkedIn Corporation 222 $175,348
12 Amazon Web Services, Inc. 195 $153,274
13 PayPal, Inc. 187 $175,536
14 TT Commerce & Global Services LLC 178 $196,000
15 Citibank, N.A. 171 $155,850
16 Federal Express Corporation 123 $123,384
17 Tesla, Inc. 122 $161,964
18 TikTok Inc. 122 $212,900
19 Uber Technologies, Inc. 119 $172,000
20 Compunnel Software Group, INC 115 $110,000
21 Palantir Technologies, Inc. 114 $145,000
22 CVS Shared Services Resources LLC 111 $130,000
23 Deloitte Consulting LLP 103 $128,305
24 Pinterest, Inc. 102 $169,541
25 TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc. 97 $195,000
All other employers 25,551 –