SOC 15-2051, wage year 2025-26

Data Scientists prevailing wage in Oregon

Short answer

In Oregon, the median prevailing wage for data scientists across its 11 areas is $37.87 an hour at Level 1 ($78,770 a year) and $65.65 an hour at Level 4 ($136,552 a year). The Level 2 median of $45.56 is 16% above the national median across areas ($39.14). Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is the highest-paying area at $50.09 at Level 2, and Grants Pass, OR the lowest at $42.30.

Every Oregon area for data scientists

AreaLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$38.60$50.09$61.58$73.07
Corvallis, OR$40.22$49.95$59.69$69.42
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$38.10$49.35$60.60$71.85
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area$37.87$49.12$60.36$71.61
Salem, OR$39.58$48.27$56.96$65.65
Bend, OR$34.70$45.56$56.41$67.27
Albany, OR$35.51$45.34$55.18$65.01
Medford, OR$39.35$44.56$49.78$54.99
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$35.63$43.11$50.59$58.07
Eugene-Springfield, OR$33.31$42.33$51.35$60.37
Grants Pass, OR$34.85$42.30$49.75$57.20

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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