LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026

Lead Data Scientist on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors

Short answer

Lead Data Scientist appears on 61 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 46 employers, which ranks it 152 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $170,500 a year (middle half: $141,658 to $207,450). The most common state is California (16).

Offered wage

MeasurePer year
Lower quartile (offered)$141,658
Median (offered)$170,500
Upper quartile (offered)$207,450
Median prevailing wage on the same filings$139,506

The median offered wage is 22.2% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.

Wage levelFilingsShare
Level II916%
Level III1934%
Level IV2850%

Where and who

StateFilings
California16
New York8
Massachusetts5
New Jersey4
Florida3
Texas3

Occupation on the filings: Data Scientists (54), Computer and Information Research Scientists (5). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.

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