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Lead / Director Data Scientists salary in Kentucky

Roles that direct strategy, lead teams, or hold full functional ownership. Typically ten or more years of experience or a Director-class title with budget responsibility.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
BLS percentile range
P75 to P90 of the Kentucky OES distribution for Data Scientists.
DOL OFLC offered median
$126,360
Across 13 certified filings at this wage level.
Real disclosed salaries

Lead / Director Data Scientists in Kentucky: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $126,360. 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.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level IV — fully competent13$126,360

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Lead / Director Data Scientists in Kentucky. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Archer Daniels Midland CompanyAnalytics Operations Lead3$160,000
Humana Inc.Lead Data Scientist2$128,043
NTT DATA Services, LLCSystems Integration Associate Director1$126,360
Sagility LLCSenior Manager - Analytics1$116,600
NTT DATA Americas, Inc.Enterprise Resource Planning Advisor1$121,098
AMERISOURCEBERGEN SERVICES CORPORATIONBusiness Solutions Analyst III1$120,000
SUMMIT ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Senior Data Scientist1$125,000
Yum Restaurant Services Group, LLCDirector, Data Strategy1$119,392
HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC.SENIOR BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST1$150,500
McKesson CorporationSr. SAP Business Analyst1$130,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Analytics Operations Lead at Archer Daniels Midland Company
    $160,000
    ErlangerWage Level IVDecided Aug 20, 2025I-200-25225-240702
  • Lead Data Scientist at Humana Inc.
    $140,000
    LouisvilleWage Level IVDecided Jul 25, 2025I-200-25199-184982
  • Systems Integration Associate Director at NTT DATA Services, LLC
    $126,360
    LouisvilleWage Level IVDecided Jul 8, 2025I-200-25181-139862
  • Senior Manager - Analytics at Sagility LLC
    $116,600
    LouisvilleWage Level IVDecided Jun 5, 2025I-200-25149-031586
  • Enterprise Resource Planning Advisor at NTT DATA Americas, Inc.
    $121,098
    FrankfortWage Level IVDecided May 20, 2025I-200-25133-968488
  • Business Solutions Analyst III at AMERISOURCEBERGEN SERVICES CORPORATION
    $120,000
    WaltonWage Level IVDecided May 8, 2025I-200-25121-925360
  • Senior Director - Artificial Intelligence at Archer Daniels Midland Company
    $220,000
    ErlangerWage Level IVDecided Apr 7, 2025I-200-25090-813736
  • Sr. Data Engineer at Archer Daniels Midland Company
    $130,000
    ErlangerWage Level IVDecided Mar 17, 2025I-200-25069-761935

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.