Data scientists apply statistics and machine learning to extract insight from data — a fast-growing H-1B occupation. Based on 228,752 H-1B and PERM filings from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data, the median sponsored salary for a Data Scientist is $111,946 per year.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| 10th (entry) | $70,741 |
| 25th | $86,800 |
| 50th (median) | $111,946 |
| 75th | $144,200 |
| 90th (senior) | $175,000 |
Of 228,752 filings, 193,715 are H-1B (temporary work visa) and 35,037 are PERM (green-card labor certification, 15% of the total).
| # | Employer | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC. | 11,146 | $131,113 |
| 2 | Microsoft Corporation | 4,689 | $161,681 |
| 3 | Google LLC | 4,405 | $153,439 |
| 4 | WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 4,078 | $145,187 |
| 5 | META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2,356 | $190,678 |
| 6 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2,299 | $137,152 |
| 7 | Capital One Services, LLC | 2,164 | $108,128 |
| 8 | Capital One, National Association | 1,608 | $118,540 |
| 9 | Discover Products Inc. | 1,594 | $92,436 |
| 10 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | 1,538 | $137,558 |
| 11 | Amazon Web Services Inc | 1,415 | $137,498 |
| 12 | CITIBANK, N.A. | 1,336 | $134,247 |
| 13 | Facebook, Inc. | 1,296 | $147,948 |
| 14 | ERNST & YOUNG LLP | 1,204 | $128,451 |
| 15 | APPLE INC. | 1,182 | $158,142 |
| 16 | ExlService.com, LLC | 1,178 | $102,858 |
| 17 | LinkedIn Corporation | 1,098 | $154,033 |
| 18 | TECHDATA SERVICE COMPANY, LLC. | 1,023 | $102,949 |
| 19 | McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States | 1,003 | $144,123 |
| 20 | AETNA RESOURCES LLC | 952 | $133,817 |
| State | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|
| California | 45,574 | $142,949 |
| New York | 23,183 | $130,193 |
| Texas | 20,976 | $108,335 |
| Washington | 18,875 | $136,682 |
| New Jersey | 14,965 | $114,096 |
| Illinois | 12,015 | $104,261 |
| Massachusetts | 11,864 | $113,747 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,057 | $95,862 |
| North Carolina | 6,952 | $108,122 |
| Virginia | 6,906 | $109,637 |
| Georgia | 5,894 | $105,897 |
| Florida | 4,860 | $98,874 |
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Salaries are the offered annual wage on public U.S. Department of Labor H-1B (LCA) and PERM disclosure filings, not a guarantee of pay. Occupation is the DOL-assigned Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code.