32,392 certified filings · FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3)
Reported wages are what employers filed with the Department of Labor — not actual take-home pay. One LCA is not one job.
FY2025 median, from the 6,339 filings that reported a wage (of 32,392 certified filings in total) across all employers and levels. DOL LCA · FY2025
| Fiscal year | Filed wage | Wage sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (through Q3) | $135,874 median of 5,312 | 5,312 |
| FY2025 | $138,715 median of 6,339 | 6,339 |
| FY2024 | $136,477 median of 5,559 | 5,559 |
| FY2023 | $130,208 median of 4,830 | 4,830 |
| FY2022 | $127,088 median of 5,869 | 5,869 |
| FY2021 | $121,000 median of 4,458 | 4,458 |
How these wages are computed · All cities · All job titles
Source U.S. Department of Labor — OFLC LCA disclosure files (ETA-9035) · Coverage FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3) ·Updated 2026-08-28 · Basis certified filings only, median not average
Staff Data Scientist filings (n = 792) have a median 44% above the 17,256 filings with no level stated. A single figure for “Data Scientist” averages those together, which overstates the junior end and understates the senior end. We never merge them.
| Level as filed | Filed wage | Wage sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | 2 filings — too few for a median | 2 |
| Junior | $90,000 median of 123 | 123 |
| Associate | $99,772 median of 600 | 600 |
| (unstated) | $120,000 median of 17,256 | 17,256 |
| Senior | $148,335 median of 6,805 | 6,805 |
| Lead | $151,809 median of 1,016 | 1,016 |
| Staff | $172,919 median of 792 | 792 |
| Principal | $153,100 median of 843 | 843 |
| Distinguished | 6 filings — too few for a median | 6 |
| Fellow | $102,783 median of 46 | 46 |
| Level 1 | $108,300 median of 1,109 | 1,109 |
| Level 2 | $136,675 median of 2,623 | 2,623 |
| Level 3 | $144,075 median of 1,047 | 1,047 |
| Level 4 | $142,650 median of 92 | 92 |
| Level 5 | 7 filings — too few for a median | 7 |
“Level as filed” is taken from the job title on the filing itself — we do not infer a level that the employer did not write down. Rows below 10filings show the count only; a median from a handful of filings is not a market rate. “(unstated)” means the title carried no level, not that the role is junior.
Source U.S. Department of Labor — OFLC LCA disclosure files (ETA-9035, level read from the job title as filed) ·Coverage FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3) · Updated 2026-08-28 ·Basis certified filings only; medians, not averages
| Employer | Filed wage | Wage sample (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | $156,853 median of 1,625 | 1,625 |
| Microsoft Corporation | $163,881 median of 886 | 886 |
| Google LLC | $178,200 median of 551 | 551 |
| Aetna Resources LLC | $140,000 median of 453 | 453 |
| Apple Inc. | $170,373 median of 427 | 427 |
| Meta | $160,000 median of 351 | 351 |
| Intel Corporation | $101,010 median of 335 | 335 |
| PayPal, Inc. | $155,000 median of 285 | 285 |
| Caremark LLC | $145,282 median of 284 | 284 |
| Amazon | $159,200 median of 245 | 245 |
| Intuit Inc. | $159,695 median of 238 | 238 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | $126,277 median of 217 | 217 |
| LinkedIn Corporation | $143,874 median of 213 | 213 |
| IBM | $153,783 median of 162 | 162 |
| Discover Products Inc. | $123,000 median of 162 | 162 |
| Boston Consulting Group | $132,000 median of 155 | 155 |
| Lyft, Inc. | $158,878 median of 150 | 150 |
| Insurance Services Office, Inc | $105,000 median of 145 | 145 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | $125,944 median of 141 | 141 |
| Home Depot Management Company LLC | $130,000 median of 141 | 141 |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States | $169,850 median of 136 | 136 |
| Pinterest, Inc. | $148,699 median of 121 | 121 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | $145,000 median of 119 | 119 |
Ranked by number of filings, not by pay and not by quality. This is not a “best employers” list. 6,059 employers in total filed for this role; the 23 above are those with the most filings. Those with at least 10 certified filings have their own page; the rest are counted here but do not.
Source U.S. Department of Labor — OFLC LCA disclosure files (ETA-9035) · Coverage FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3) ·Updated 2026-08-28 ·Basis filings counted across the whole coverage period, not one year
We build a page only for roles we can classify with confidence. The filings we do not classify are mostly three things: employer-internal job codes (“Manager JC50”), generic words that would make a useless page (“Analyst”, “Associate”), and spellings that appear only a handful of times. None of those can be grouped reliably —so we do not guess. To see every role at one company, use its employer page.
For the record: 866,533 of 3,034,814 certified filings (28.6%) reduce to one of our 29 role pages. That percentage on its own would mislead — the remainder is not a missing 71% of the job market, it is mostly text that cannot become a page.
Source U.S. Department of Labor — OFLC LCA disclosure files (ETA-9035) · Coverage FY2021–FY2026 (through Q3) ·Updated 2026-08-28 ·Basis certified filings with a job title, across the whole coverage period