Data Scientist salary in Washington
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 Washington: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 449 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $156,500. 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 | 56 | $96,159 |
| Level II — qualified | 182 | $138,300 |
| Level III — experienced | 127 | $170,705 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 60 | $205,322 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Data Scientist in Washington. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings. Click a company for its full H-1B salary breakdown.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Data Scientist II | 106 | $159,200 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Data Scientist | 32 | $205,174 |
| Expedia, Inc. | Data Scientist, Analytics | 19 | $129,709 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | Data Scientist II | 14 | $155,500 |
| Pinterest, Inc. | Data Scientist II | 10 | $157,155 |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | Data Scientist | 9 | $124,200 |
| Chewy, Inc. | Data Scientist II | 9 | $155,000 |
| TT Commerce & Global Services LLC | Data Scientist | 9 | $250,000 |
| TikTok Inc. | Data Scientist | 6 | $163,322 |
| AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC | DATA SCIENTIST III | 5 | $180,000 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Lead Data Scientist at Scribd, Inc.$215,000KirklandWage Level IVDecided —I-200-26085-730736
- Sr. Data Scientist at Pinterest, Inc.$196,914SeattleWage Level IVDecided —I-200-26084-729319
- Data Scientist III at Amazon.com Services LLC$169,900BellevueDecided Mar 31, 2026I-200-26083-724556
- Senior Data Scientist at nZero, Inc.$145,000SeattleWage Level IIDecided Mar 27, 2026I-200-26080-720320
- Data Scientist at IBM Corporation$163,683BellevueWage Level IIDecided Mar 26, 2026I-200-26078-716705
- Senior Data Scientist at ByteDance Inc.$250,000BellevueWage Level IIIDecided Mar 25, 2026I-200-26078-714120
- SR. DATA SCIENTIST II at Smartsheet, Inc.$171,337BellevueWage Level IIIDecided Mar 25, 2026I-200-26077-713778
- Data Scientist at Battelle Memorial Institute$124,571RichlandWage Level IIDecided Mar 24, 2026I-200-26076-708796
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.