LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Palantir H-1B filings for data scientists
Short answer
Palantir filed 66 H-1B labor condition applications for data scientists (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 47% of its 139 IT filings. The most common state is New York (57) and the most common city is New York, NY.
Job titles on the filings
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Deployment Strategist | 24 |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 19 |
| Software Engineer | 17 |
| Forward Deployed Ai Engineer | 2 |
| Machine Learning Researcher | 2 |
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| New York | 57 |
| District of Columbia | 3 |
| Washington | 3 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 57 |
| Washington, DC | 3 |
| Seattle, WA | 3 |
| Denver, CO | 1 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 31 | 47% |
| Level II | 28 | 42% |
| Level III | 5 | 8% |
| Level IV | 2 | 3% |
Median offered wage for data scientists: $145,000 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $109,491 on the same filings. See prevailing wages by occupation and area.
Palantir in other occupations
| Occupation | Filings |
|---|---|
| All IT occupations | 139 |
| Software Developers | 40 |
| Business Intelligence Analysts | 28 |
Other employers filing for data scientists
| Employer | Filings |
|---|---|
| 67 | |
| People Tech | 57 |
| Wayfair | 57 |
| Tt Commerce | 78 |
| Tesla | 55 |
| Wal-Mart Associates | 86 |
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