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Senior Data Scientist H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 15-2051.01
SOC Category: Business Intelligence Analysts

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)

+56.8%
Filed H-1B base wages show $169,340 vs BLS national median $108,020

Senior Data Scientist (SOC 15-2051.01, Business Intelligence Analysts) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 544 filing records. Filed base wages span $112,466 to $213,199 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $169,340. 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

$169,340

H-1B LCA Filings

544LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$213,199
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.

Role Filing Pattern

Senior Data Scientist appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 544 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.

Employer Concentration

The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC., Intuit Inc., Discord, Inc., PayPal, Inc., and 84.51 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 San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Sunnyvale, CA, Chicago, IL, and DALLAS, TX. 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 filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$112,466
P25$138,318
Median$169,340
P75$183,068
Max$213,199

Top Employers by LCA Filings

Filed Wage by City

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Senior Data Scientist?
The median filed base salary for Senior Data Scientist H-1B LCA records is $169,340 per year.
How many Senior Data Scientist H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 544 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Senior Data Scientist role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Senior Data Scientist?
Top employers filing LCAs for Senior Data Scientist include: WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC., Intuit Inc., Discord, Inc..

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