LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Senior Data Scientist on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Senior Data Scientist appears on 264 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 170 employers, which ranks it 39 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $168,386 a year (middle half: $143,625 to $190,000). The most common state is California (93).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $143,625 |
| Median (offered) | $168,386 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $190,000 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $139,506 |
The median offered wage is 20.7% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 7 | 3% |
| Level II | 52 | 23% |
| Level III | 95 | 41% |
| Level IV | 76 | 33% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 93 |
| New York | 25 |
| Texas | 25 |
| Washington | 19 |
| Illinois | 17 |
| Massachusetts | 15 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| PayPal | 19 |
| Wal-Mart Associates | 17 |
| Tt Commerce | 10 |
| Intuit | 6 |
| Roblox | 6 |
| Cvs Shared Resources | 4 |
| Boston | 4 |
| Caremark | 3 |
Occupation on the filings: Data Scientists (256), Business Intelligence Analysts (4). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.
Similar titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Data Engineer Ii | 228 |
| Data Analyst | 436 |
| Senior Data Analyst | 155 |
| Data Scientist Ii | 119 |
| Data Scientist | 839 |
| Data Scientist Iii | 63 |