LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Data Scientist on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Data Scientist appears on 839 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 398 employers, which ranks it 9 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $129,412 a year (middle half: $103,521 to $174,304). The most common state is California (259).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $103,521 |
| Median (offered) | $129,412 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $174,304 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $112,611 |
The median offered wage is 14.9% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 141 | 18% |
| Level II | 362 | 47% |
| Level III | 139 | 18% |
| Level IV | 121 | 16% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 259 |
| Texas | 116 |
| New York | 89 |
| Washington | 55 |
| New Jersey | 49 |
| Illinois | 37 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| Meta | 83 |
| 43 | |
| Apple | 43 |
| Tt Commerce | 24 |
| JPMorgan Chase | 23 |
| Tesla | 18 |
| Cvs Shared Resources | 15 |
| Compunnel Software | 14 |
Occupation on the filings: Data Scientists (794), Business Intelligence Analysts (23). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Similar titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Data Analyst | 436 |
| Senior Data Scientist | 264 |
| Data Engineer Ii | 228 |
| Senior Data Analyst | 155 |
| Data Scientist Ii | 119 |
| Data Scientist Iii | 63 |