Microsoft Data Scientist H-1B Salary

Based on 1,395 certified H-1B LCA filings Β· DOL data FY2022–2026

$164K
Median Salary
$147K
25th Percentile
$180K
75th Percentile

Across 1,395 certified Labor Condition Applications for Data Scientist roles at Microsoft, the average certified wage is $165,152, with most offers between $147K and $180K. These are base wages certified to the DOL β€” total compensation (bonus, equity) is often higher.

DOL Wage-Level Distribution & Lottery Odds

How Microsoft's certified Data Scientist filings split across the four DOL prevailing wage levels. Under the wage-weighted H-1B selection framework, higher levels carry materially better lottery odds.

Level IV β€” Senior/Lead (best odds)6% Β· 85 filings
Level III β€” Experienced40% Β· 535 filings
Level II β€” Qualified46% Β· 620 filings
Level I β€” Entry (lowest odds)8% Β· 104 filings

Top Locations β€” Microsoft Data Scientist

LocationFilingsMedian Wage
Redmond, WA837$165K
Bellevue, WA132$159K
Mountain View, CA104$176K
Atlanta, GA49$137K

Worksite locations ranked by certified Data Scientist LCA volume at Microsoft (FY2022–2026).

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Salary figures aggregated directly from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2022–2026), filtered to certified petitions with wages between $30K and $1M. Percentiles computed across 1,395 Data Scientist filings at Microsoft (all matched legal entities).