Role Filing Pattern
Data Science appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 141 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Data Science H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 15-2051.00
SOC Category: Data Scientists
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+69.5%
Filed H-1B base wages show $183,041 vs BLS national median $108,020
Data Science (SOC 15-2051.00, Data Scientists) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 141 filing records. Filed base wages span $141,400 to $210,297 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $183,041. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$183,041
H-1B LCA Filings
141LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$210,297
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Microsoft Corporation, Anthropic, PBC, and Google LLC. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Redmond, WA, Mountain View, CA, New York, NY, Atlanta, GA, and San Francisco, CA. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$141,400
P25$155,400
Median$183,041
P75$190,000
Max$210,297
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Microsoft Corporation$183,041133
- Anthropic, PBC$164,4037
- Google LLCN/A1
Filed Wage by City
- Livermore, CA$267,0001
- Mountain View, CA$256,00010
- Redmond, WA$187,42485
- Livingston, NJ$172,5191
- New York, NY$166,2829
- Seattle, WA$163,3222
- Atlanta, GA$155,4007
- Sandy Springs, GA$155,4001
- Chicago, IL$153,6003
- Iselin, NJ$150,1401
- Austin, TX$150,0002
- Allen, TX$135,1601
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Data Science?
The median filed base salary for Data Science H-1B LCA records is $183,041 per year.
How many Data Science H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 141 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Data Science role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Data Science?
Top employers filing LCAs for Data Science include: Microsoft Corporation, Anthropic, PBC, Google LLC.
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