LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Google H-1B filings for data scientists
Short answer
Google filed 92 H-1B labor condition applications for data scientists (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 4% of its 2,571 IT filings. The most common state is California (61) and the most common city is Mountain View, CA.
Job titles on the filings
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 43 |
| Data Scientist - Product | 12 |
| Business And Marketing Data Scientist | 6 |
| Business & Marketing Data Scientist | 6 |
| Engineering Analyst | 5 |
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 61 |
| New York | 13 |
| Washington | 12 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Texas | 2 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Mountain View, CA | 38 |
| New York, NY | 13 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 11 |
| Seattle, WA | 6 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 24 | 38% |
| Level III | 24 | 38% |
| Level IV | 15 | 24% |
Median offered wage for data scientists: $192,500 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $174,304 on the same filings. See prevailing wages by occupation and area.
Google in other occupations
Other employers filing for data scientists
| Employer | Filings |
|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates | 86 |
| PayPal | 86 |
| Adobe | 99 |
| Apple | 101 |
| Tt Commerce | 78 |
| 124 |
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