Staff Data Scientist H-1B Salary

610 certified H-1B filings list the job title Staff Data Scientist (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $173,121; the middle half of filings fall between $165,871 and $200,000. The largest sponsor for this title is WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. (278 filings).

610
certified filings
$173,121
Median base salary
$165,871
25th pct
$200,000
75th pct
$223,817
90th pct
$147,794
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$147,794$173,121 median$223,817

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026149$180,508
FY2025211$176,000
FY2024152$168,154
FY202398$170,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Sunnyvale, CA94$172,170
Bentonville, AR54$160,000
Mountain View, CA54$189,108
San Francisco, CA41$196,914
New York, NY25$179,503
Dallas, TX21$164,615
San Jose, CA18$171,337
Bellevue, WA15$209,056
Seattle, WA13$183,581
Palo Alto, CA11$183,310
San Bruno, CA11$168,110
Santa Clara, CA11$171,337
Fremont, CA10$171,754
Hoboken, NJ10$205,065
Jersey City, NJ7$185,400
San Diego, CA7$164,397
Austin, TX6$166,500
Newark, CA6$185,792
Brooklyn, NY5$205,000
Foster City, CA5$188,530

Staff Data Scientist salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.278$171,337
Intuit Inc.62$184,170
LinkedIn Corporation23$193,583
Social Finance, LLC11$216,000
Visa U.S.A. Inc.9$139,800
Indeed, Inc.7$183,581
AIRBNB, INC.6$193,000
Coupang Global LLC6$187,610
PayPal, Inc.6$225,000
Pinterest, Inc.6$158,132
Salesforce, Inc.5$258,000
GE ENERGY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC4$155,700
Guideline, Inc.4$174,500
Machinify, Inc.4$225,077
Moloco, Inc.4$248,952
ServiceNow, Inc.4$161,845
Tencent America LLC4$180,176
Turner Services, Inc.4$190,000
Blue Yonder, Inc.3$104,333
Credit Karma LLC3$354,627
Faire Wholesale, Inc.3$270,600
Flexible Finance, Inc.3$235,000
Google LLC3$262,000
Keystone Strategy LLC3$188,885
Nauto, Inc.3$155,293
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.3$167,781
Simbe Robotics, Inc.3$117,000
WarnerMedia Services, LLC3$230,000
AppFolio Inc.2$169,400
AppLovin Corporation2$259,000
Aurora Operations, Inc.2$181,652
Bluecore, Inc.2$210,000
Chewy, Inc.2$196,250
Clari, Inc.2$234,500
Databricks, Inc.2$197,677
Discord, Inc.2$262,640
Empower Finance, Inc.2$188,003
FLOWWEST, LLC2$74,651
GE HEALTHCARE IITS USA CORPORATION2$155,100
Hinge Health, Inc.2$168,398
INSIGHTFINDER, INC.2$134,659
Learneo, Inc.2$250,000
OMADA HEALTH INC.2$212,000
Proxima Beta U.S. LLC2$205,992
REDWOOD MATERIALS, INC.2$198,500
Robinhood Markets, Inc.2$229,230
Sage Software Inc.2$179,382
Social Finance, Inc.2$187,415
SoFi Bank N.A.2$216,000
Toast, Inc.2$183,000

Related job titles

Senior Staff Data Scientist $214,200Data Scientist $119,000Staff Scientist $76,491Senior Data Scientist $151,094Data Scientist II $138,300Data Scientist III $144,402Data Scientist I $109,491Staff Data Engineer $165,105Lead Data Scientist $159,000Principal Data Scientist $175,000

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer