Data Scientists salary in Manufacturing, California
Discrete and process manufacturing across consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical goods.
Data Scientists (Manufacturing) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 99 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $172,100. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.
By DOL wage level
DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 1 | $124,800 |
| Level II — qualified | 6 | $139,476 |
| Level III — experienced | 1 | $222,000 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Data Scientists (Manufacturing) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | Data Scientist | 27 | $175,958 |
| Tesla, Inc. | Sr Data Engineer | 12 | $174,574 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Solutions Architect | 6 | $160,442 |
| Zoox Inc. | Senior Manufacturing Data Analyst | 4 | $194,834 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | Market Access Analytics Manager | 3 | $133,952 |
| Applied Materials, Inc | Business Intelligence Analyst | 2 | $177,299 |
| Qualcomm Incorporated | Principal Data Scientist | 2 | $196,404 |
| Lam Research Corporation | Data Scientist | 2 | $164,393 |
| REVOLUTION MEDICINES, INC. | Senior Safety Scientist | 2 | $182,500 |
| SERVE OPERATING CO. | Machine Learning Lead | 2 | $240,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Strategic Business Development at Apple Inc.$186,830CupertinoDecided Dec 30, 2025I-203-25356-500868
- Sr Data Engineer at Tesla, Inc.$171,149FremontDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-500686
- Business Intelligence Analyst at Applied Materials, Inc$177,340Santa ClaraDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-502642
- Senior Software Engineer at Arm, Inc.$174,304San JoseDecided Dec 24, 2025I-200-25351-492283
- ML - Data Scientist at Apple Inc.$239,730CupertinoDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-481481
- Data Scientist at Apple Inc.$175,958CupertinoDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-481548
- Data Engineer at Apple Inc.$175,958CupertinoDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-481544
- Business Intelligence at Apple Inc.$197,401CupertinoDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-477647
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.