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Data Scientist H1B salary at IBM Corporation

IBM Corporation offered a median $170,093 for Data Scientist roles on 30 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025 (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025), per U.S. Department of Labor records.

Updated USCIS data through 2025DOL LCA data through

FY2025 (Oct 2024 – Sep 2025)

Data Scientist offers at IBM Corporation

$170,093
Median offered wage
$140K–$189K
Middle 50% of offers
$223K+
Top 10% of offers
30
Filings in FY2025

40% above IBM Corporation’s $121,355 median across all H1B roles in FY2025.

Where IBM Corporation files Data Scientist roles, FY2025

  • Durham, NC6 filings$173K median
  • New York, NY4 filings$171K median
  • Austin, TX3 filings$169K median
  • Houston, TX2 filings
  • Bellevue, WA2 filings

Median and middle 50% by year

  1. FY2021$113K$102K–$128K
  2. FY2022$103K$88K–$120K
  3. FY2023$151K$128K–$180K
  4. FY2024$152K$131K–$171K
  5. FY2025$170K$140K–$189K
  6. FY2026 through Jun 30$166K$161K–$171K
IBM Corporation — Data Scientist H1B salaries by fiscal year (DOL)
Fiscal yearFilingsMedianMiddle 50%Top 10%Range
FY2026 (through Jun 30)7$165,600$161K–$171K$202K+$149K–$242K
FY202530$170,093$140K–$189K$223K+$87K–$277K
FY202416$151,887$131K–$171K$201K+$91K–$231K
FY202319$151,001$128K–$180K$207K+$96K–$221K
FY202228$103,200$88K–$120K$139K+$75K–$152K
FY202145$112,600$102K–$128K$144K+$70K–$185K

These are wages offered on the Labor Condition Application (Form ETA-9035), annualized, not salaries actually paid. Certified full-time H1B filings for this job title only; fiscal years with fewer than 3 such filings are left out. Fiscal years run October to September. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data.

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Common questions about Data Scientist pay at IBM Corporation

How much does IBM Corporation pay H1B Data Scientist workers?

The median wage IBM Corporation offered for Data Scientist roles on its 30 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications in fiscal year 2025 was $170,093. The middle half of offers were between $140,244 and $189,295, and the top 10% were above $222,546, per U.S. Department of Labor records.

Has IBM Corporation's H1B pay for Data Scientist roles gone up?

The median offered wage went up 51%, from $112,600 in fiscal year 2021 to $170,093 in fiscal year 2025.

How does Data Scientist pay compare with IBM Corporation's other H1B roles?

It is 40% above IBM Corporation's median across all H1B roles in fiscal year 2025, which was $121,355.

Where does IBM Corporation hire H1B Data Scientist workers?

In fiscal year 2025, IBM Corporation's Data Scientist filings were mostly for Durham, NC (6 filings, $173,351 median), New York, NY (4 filings, $170,998 median), Austin, TX (3 filings, $169,187 median).

How many H1B applications has IBM Corporation filed for Data Scientist roles?

145 certified, full-time H1B Labor Condition Applications across fiscal years 2021–2026, counting years with at least 3 filings for the title.

Does IBM Corporation sponsor H1B visas?

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