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Lead Data Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 484 certified H-1B applications for Lead Data Scientist roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $159,986.

Median salary offered
$159,986
Middle half earn
$135,782 to $187,160
Top 10% earn over
$204,418
Certified filings
484

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Aetna Resources LLC29$185,000$176,000 – $192,740
Target Enterprise, Inc.21$154,000$129,147 – $163,488
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.20$204,900$191,600 – $204,900
Caremark LLC12$185,434$178,858 – $193,429
ADP Technology Services, Inc.11$114,754$112,736 – $133,312
Incedo, Inc.11$118,082$108,971 – $134,087
AT&T Services, Inc.10$179,536$165,703 – $191,346
CVS Pharmacy Inc.10$177,144$168,501 – $188,197
Humana Inc.9$161,803$140,000 – $164,300
84.51 LLC9$156,748$156,000 – $159,374
Blend360, LLC7$120,000$112,000 – $129,854
Home Depot Management Company LLC7$193,378$176,500 – $197,376
C3.ai, Inc.7$184,200$182,780 – $196,450
Mastercard International Incorporated7$138,000$138,000 – $139,000
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC6$180,000$180,000 – $191,250
Insurance Services Office, Inc6$142,950$135,475 – $146,375
NIKE, Inc.6$207,672$204,014 – $214,848
Macy's Systems & Technology, Inc.5$172,355$167,400 – $180,500
Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC5$206,037$191,333 – $206,037
Schneider Electric USA, Inc.4$147,627$143,064 – $147,627
Salesforce, Inc.4$204,885$196,328 – $216,374
Lowe's Companies, Inc.4$130,021$129,979 – $136,006
Northeastern University4$131,325$131,325 – $135,445
Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.4$151,950$145,675 – $158,000
IBM Corporation4$195,960$185,456 – $204,395
Mastercard Technologies, LLC4$149,500$139,500 – $160,750
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.4$147,836$146,496 – $149,033
Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC4$171,834$149,328 – $196,410
Elixir Lab USA Inc DBA Cardinality.ai4$131,698$120,000 – $143,395
Finco Services, Inc4$214,000$212,750 – $214,000
StatSketch, Inc.3$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
CCI Corporate Services LLC3$147,006$141,003 – $149,888
ADP, Inc.3$139,506$129,529 – $140,338
American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.3$200,100$197,520 – $200,200
Chime Financial, Inc.3$270,000$257,500 – $270,000
Caterpillar Inc.3$115,586$105,072 – $123,542
CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc3$148,741$138,248 – $153,920
Brighterion, Inc.3$118,789$116,894 – $142,394
Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co.3$130,147$127,619 – $130,147
HERE North America, LLC3$138,715$137,124 – $143,738
ZestFinance, Inc.3$200,000$197,500 – $200,000
Homesite Group Incorporated3$190,500$187,500 – $190,700
IFS North America, Inc3$192,580$176,290 – $192,580
RELX, Inc.3$155,000$155,000 – $160,001
Lumen Technologies Service Group LLC3$130,000$123,500 – $140,000
Abra Innovations Inc.2$175,000$175,000 – $175,000
Data Leaf Buyer, LLC2$147,500$141,250 – $153,750
HiLabs, Inc2$191,132$190,566 – $191,697
The Huntington National Bank2$130,000$125,000 – $135,000
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company2$161,900$158,950 – $164,850

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
New York, NY52$191,600$177,250 – $205,259
Boston, MA29$167,611$147,627 – $191,333
San Francisco, CA22$194,186$175,000 – $220,800
Atlanta, GA15$153,000$146,715 – $175,000
Minneapolis, MN11$129,147$128,000 – $152,950
Charlotte, NC10$142,000$130,021 – $152,709
Chicago, IL10$135,106$128,874 – $141,336
Alpharetta, GA9$112,736$112,736 – $127,504
Hartford, CT9$177,636$161,580 – $190,000
Redwood City, CA8$184,600$182,670 – $198,100
Florham Park, NJ8$120,262$114,670 – $136,713
Jersey City, NJ8$145,200$132,250 – $167,935
Seattle, WA7$156,376$149,250 – $162,676
Sunnyvale, CA7$163,488$159,252 – $195,006
Los Angeles, CA6$150,000$142,500 – $191,175
Cincinnati, OH5$156,748$140,833 – $159,374
Irving, TX5$107,869$98,904 – $174,891
O'Fallon, MO5$137,000$118,789 – $140,000
Brooklyn Park, MN5$139,298$132,000 – $154,000
Gaithersburg, MD4$131,698$120,000 – $143,395

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I6$150,000
Level II72$131,600
Level III154$145,000
Level IV235$178,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
202331$158,488
2024158$160,031
2025181$170,000
2026114$155,000