Data Scientist salary in California
A real-employer view of Data Scientist pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.
Data Scientist in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 236 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $180,000. 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 | $146,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 15 | $174,304 |
| Level III — experienced | 18 | $220,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 11 | $208,300 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Data Scientist in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Data Scientist | 22 | $218,504 |
| Google LLC | Data Scientist | 15 | $193,000 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Staff Data Scientist | 11 | $172,170 |
| TikTok Inc. | Data Scientist | 10 | $225,077 |
| PayPal, Inc. | Senior Data Scientist | 7 | $185,000 |
| Apple Inc. | Data Scientist | 6 | $173,757 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Sr Data Scientist, ML/AI | 5 | $170,000 |
| DoorDash, Inc. | Senior Data Scientist | 5 | $216,800 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Data Scientist III | 4 | $187,185 |
| Pinterest, Inc. | Sr. Data Scientist | 4 | $199,691 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Principal Data Scientist at Shutterfly, LLC$130,270IrvineDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25357-504403
- Data Scientist, Product at Google LLC$180,000Mountain ViewDecided Dec 30, 2025I-200-25356-501947
- Data Scientist at Techno9 Solutions, Inc.$133,952San BrunoDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-496883
- Data Scientist at EATEAM INC$174,304SunnyvaleDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-499162
- Senior Data Scientist, E-commerce - USDS at TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC$220,000Culver CityDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25354-499826
- Data Scientist (4) at SNAP INC.$130,270Santa MonicaDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-499443
- Data Scientist at Superhuman Platform Inc.$194,834San FranciscoDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-498568
- Data Scientist, Analytics at Meta Platforms, Inc$209,720Menlo ParkDecided Dec 26, 2025I-200-25352-492738
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.