LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
PayPal H-1B filings for data scientists
Short answer
PayPal filed 86 H-1B labor condition applications for data scientists (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 10% of its 846 IT filings. The most common state is California (45) and the most common city is San Jose, CA.
Job titles on the filings
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Senior Data Scientist | 19 |
| Sr Data Scientist | 16 |
| Data Scientist | 11 |
| Sr Manager, Data Science | 4 |
| Staff Data Scientist | 4 |
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 45 |
| Illinois | 24 |
| New York | 8 |
| Texas | 5 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 45 |
| Chicago, IL | 24 |
| New York, NY | 5 |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 3 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 24 | 42% |
| Level III | 29 | 51% |
| Level IV | 4 | 7% |
Median offered wage for data scientists: $172,500 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $139,506 on the same filings. See prevailing wages by occupation and area.
PayPal in other occupations
Other employers filing for data scientists
| Employer | Filings |
|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates | 86 |
| 92 | |
| Tt Commerce | 78 |
| Adobe | 99 |
| Apple | 101 |
| 67 |
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