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Data Scientists salaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 2,346 certified H-1B applications for data scientists in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 400 employers.
The middle half of offers were $163,500 to $214,000 a year, with a median of $179,000: 40% above the national median for this job ($128,000).
The most common wage level was Level II (45% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $125,486 at Level I and $168,917 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) | 25% | $125,486 |
| Level II (qualified) | 45% | $168,917 |
| Level III (experienced) | 17% | $212,326 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 13% | $255,757 |
Who sponsors data scientists here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | 243 | $200,000 | — |
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | 189 | $172,000 | 285 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | 174 | $186,000 | 58 |
| Adobe Inc. | 136 | $190,000 | 98 |
| Apple Inc. | 129 | $175,000 | 33 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 118 | $174,500 | 1 |
| TT Commerce & Global Services LLC | 89 | $225,000 | — |
| PayPal, Inc. | 77 | $190,500 | 54 |
| TikTok Inc. | 75 | $250,000 | 50 |
| ByteDance Inc. | 63 | $225,000 | 58 |
| Netflix, Inc. | 47 | $276,000 | 9 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 46 | $206,500 | 320 |
| TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC | 39 | $200,000 | — |
| Intuit Inc. | 37 | $190,000 | 55 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 23 | $210,000 | 14 |
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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.