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Data Scientist · San Francisco, CA

Data Scientist in San Francisco, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 297 certified H-1B applications for Data Scientist roles in San Francisco, CA between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $160,000, 35% above the median for this job across the US.

Median salary offered
$160,000
Middle half earn
$136,212 to $190,000
Top 10% earn over
$220,000
Certified filings
297

Pay by employer

LYFT, Inc.27$144,000−10%$129,199 – $154,834
Dropbox, Inc.15$170,186+6%$154,700 – $183,600
Meta Platforms, Inc15$218,284+36%$199,920 – $222,189
Asana, Inc.11$171,000+7%$155,500 – $202,000
Uber Technologies, Inc.10$154,900−3%$147,112 – $160,700
Nextdoor, Inc.9$200,000+25%$185,000 – $208,000
Stitch Fix, Inc.9$230,000+44%$216,000 – $266,000
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.8$110,000−31%$110,000 – $113,383
Cisco Systems, Inc.8$172,800+8%$158,675 – $183,600
Airbnb, Inc.8$151,000−6%$148,000 – $179,000
Databricks, Inc.7$152,610−5%$152,610 – $152,610
Salesforce, Inc.6$190,000+19%$187,375 – $208,750
Autodesk, Inc.5$128,398−20%$128,398 – $128,398
Figma, Inc.5$190,000+19%$167,728 – $195,000
Chime Financial, Inc.4$195,000+22%$182,500 – $205,000
Discord, Inc.4$205,000+28%$187,050 – $220,000
Grammarly, Inc.4$195,874+22%$188,626 – $222,686
KikOff Inc.4$175,136+9%$169,492 – $185,204
DoorDash, Inc.4$162,400+1%$145,000 – $182,808
Soft Parch LLC4$116,646−27%$116,646 – $116,646
Waymo LLC4$234,000+46%$218,250 – $240,000
Superhuman Platform Inc.3$194,834+22%$179,618 – $194,834
Upgrade, Inc.3$99,486−38%$90,511 – $113,942
LiveRamp, Inc.3$155,000−3%$146,450 – $155,000
Gap Inc.3$141,700−11%$134,650 – $143,100
Google LLC3$193,000+21%$181,500 – $200,500
Patreon, Inc.3$220,000+38%$215,000 – $230,000
Block, Inc.3$206,500+29%$182,928 – $218,250
eBay Inc.3$151,736−5%$134,191 – $169,291
Climate LLC2$157,146−2%$156,042 – $158,250

By experience level

Level I53$120,000$103,520
Level II122$148,000$133,960
Level III71$179,000$164,400
Level IV39$202,000$194,840

Levels run from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV). Minimum is the estimated prevailing wage for San Francisco, CA.

By year

202323$167,400
2024109$150,000
202590$168,000
202675$165,120

Latest filings

ReceivedLevel
2026-06-23Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.$150,000I
2026-06-15LYFT, Inc.$165,000III
2026-06-10Dropbox, Inc.$165,800II
2026-06-10Databricks, Inc.$152,610II
2026-06-09Discord, Inc.$220,000IV
2026-06-04Engramme Inc.$180,000I
2026-06-01LogicNest Inc.$166,400III
2026-06-01Figma, Inc.$145,792I
2026-05-29Databricks, Inc.$152,610II
2026-05-29Databricks, Inc.$152,610II
2026-05-28Asana, Inc.$248,000III
2026-05-28Uber Technologies, Inc.$160,700–
2026-05-27LiveRamp, Inc.$137,900–
2026-05-27Uber Technologies, Inc.$156,300–
2026-05-27Anysphere, Inc.$133,952II
2026-05-22Meta Platforms, Inc$223,354III
2026-05-22Uber Technologies, Inc.$126,000–
2026-05-22Uber Technologies, Inc.$146,800–
2026-05-21Niantic Spatial, Inc.$174,000II
2026-05-20Meta Platforms, Inc$289,786I
2026-05-13LiveRamp, Inc.$155,000II
2026-05-12Meta Platforms, Inc$179,000I
2026-05-12Asana, Inc.$171,000II
2026-05-12People Center, Inc. d/b/a Rippling$135,000II
2026-05-12University of California, San Francisco$165,120–

The 25 most recent of 297. Every filing is on the San Francisco, CA and Data Scientist pages.

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