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Lead Data Scientist: H-1B salaries
643 labor condition applications used the job title Lead Data Scientist. Median offered base salary $158,648; middle half $134,025–$185,000.
Applications (LCAs)643
Median offered salary$158,648
Middle half of salaries$134,025–$185,000
10th–90th percentile$115,324–$204,545
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Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Aetna Resources LLC | 42 | $182,506 |
| Target Enterprise, Inc. | 30 | $143,562 |
| Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | 26 | $204,900 |
| ADP Technology Services, Inc. | 18 | $128,003 |
| 84.51 LLC | 15 | $156,000 |
| Caremark LLC | 15 | $185,000 |
| Humana Inc. | 13 | $155,000 |
| CVS Pharmacy Inc. | 13 | $171,834 |
| Incedo, Inc. | 12 | $116,376 |
| Home Depot Management Company LLC | 10 | $186,689 |
| At&t Services, Inc. | 10 | $179,536 |
| Mastercard International Incorporated | 9 | $138,000 |
| Insurance Services Office, Inc | 9 | $139,500 |
| IBM Corporation | 8 | $197,500 |
| Blend360, LLC | 8 | $118,000 |
| C3.ai, Inc. | 8 | $183,880 |
| NIKE, Inc. | 7 | $204,506 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 6 | $205,542 |
| Macy's Systems & Technology, Inc. | 6 | $176,428 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 6 | $115,586 |
| Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. | 6 | $145,450 |
| Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 6 | $129,938 |
| CVS Shared Services Resources LLC | 6 | $180,000 |
| Quantium Inc. | 5 | $185,983 |
| Northeastern University | 5 | $131,325 |
| Chime Financial, Inc. | 5 | $267,100 |
| Bread Financial Payments, Inc. | 5 | $135,060 |
| Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC | 5 | $206,037 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co. | 4 | $130,147 |
| HERE North America, LLC | 4 | $137,124 |
| Marsh & McLennan Shared Services LLC | 4 | $138,800 |
| CCC Intelligent Solutions, Inc | 4 | $144,154 |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. | 4 | $147,836 |
| Mastercard Technologies, LLC | 4 | $149,500 |
| Finco Services Inc | 4 | $214,000 |
| Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC | 4 | $171,834 |
| Schneider Electric USA, Inc. | 4 | $147,627 |
| Elixir Lab USA Inc DBA Cardinality.ai | 4 | $131,698 |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company | 3 | $156,000 |
| Harman Connected Services Inc | 3 | $112,000 |
| Honeywell International Inc. | 3 | $195,050 |
| Health Care Service Corporation | 3 | $131,498 |
| HiLabs, Inc | 3 | $190,000 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | 3 | $258,400 |
| Digitas, Inc. | 3 | $150,000 |
| ZestFinance, Inc. | 3 | $200,000 |
| The Huntington National Bank | 3 | $130,000 |
| CCI Corporate Services LLC | 3 | $147,006 |
| ADP, Inc. | 3 | $139,506 |
| StatSketch, Inc. | 3 | $250,000 |
| Homesite Group Incorporated | 3 | $190,500 |
| Lumen Technologies Service Group, LLC | 3 | $130,000 |
| Brighterion, Inc. | 3 | $118,789 |
| IFS North America, Inc | 3 | $192,580 |
| American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. | 3 | $200,100 |
| RELX, Inc. | 3 | $155,000 |
| Cargill, Incorporated | 2 | $153,525 |
| International Business Machines Corporation | 2 | $122,900 |
| Breinify Inc | 2 | $137,500 |
| Morten Beyer & Agnew, Inc. | 2 | $170,676 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|
| Level I (entry) | $138,800 |
| Level II (qualified) | $131,600 |
| Level III (experienced) | $144,000 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $175,000 |
The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 136 | $148,500 |
| FY2024 | 145 | $159,352 |
| FY2025 | 192 | $160,969 |
| FY2026 | 157 | $159,973 |
Cities
- New York, NY71
- San Francisco, CA37
- Boston, MA35
- Minneapolis, MN17
- Chicago, IL16
- Atlanta, GA16
- Charlotte, NC14
- Sunnyvale, CA11
- Seattle, WA10
- Jersey City, NJ10
- Alpharetta, GA10
- Florham Park, NJ9
- Redwood City, CA9
- Hartford, CT9
- Roseland, NJ8
- Cincinnati, OH7
- Los Angeles, CA7
- Columbus, OH7
- Armonk, NY6
- Irving, TX6
- Brooklyn, NY6
- Santa Clara, CA5
- Wellesley, MA5
- Edison, NJ5
- Bridgewater, NJ5
- Palo Alto, CA5
- Washington, DC5
- O'Fallon, MO5
- Brooklyn Park, MN5
- Louisville, KY4
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).