Salaries / Data Scientists / Fayetteville
Data Scientists salaries in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 403 certified H-1B applications for data scientists in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 41 employers.
The middle half of offers were $117,500 to $163,500 a year, with a median of $136,500: 7% above the national median for this job ($128,000).
The most common wage level was Level III (43% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $93,434 at Level I and $110,302 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 18% | $93,434 |
| Level II (qualified) | 24% | $110,302 |
| Level III (experienced) | 43% | $127,171 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 15% | $144,040 |
Who sponsors data scientists here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | 341 | $140,500 | 285 |
| Tredence Inc. | 13 | $132,000 | 11 |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. | 3 | $102,000 | 1 |
| Caremark LLC | 3 | $136,500 | 63 |
| Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc | 3 | $111,000 | — |
| J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. | 2 | $120,500 | — |
| Kantar Llc | 2 | $163,500 | 2 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 2 | $160,000 | 1 |
| Zynexio Llc | 2 | $114,000 | — |
| Scadea Software Solutions Inc. | 1 | $75,500 | — |
| Humana Inc. | 1 | $192,500 | 19 |
| Info Keys Inc | 1 | $75,500 | — |
| Synchrony Bank | 1 | $100,000 | 9 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 1 | $165,000 | 16 |
| University of Arkansas | 1 | $70,000 | — |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Data Scientist, Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, Senior Data Scientist, Business Analyst, Senior Data Analyst, Data Engineer Ii.
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.