Data Scientists salary in CA
1,796 certified-data filings in CA · national median $137,500
$63,814
Min
$138,000
25th
$162,262
Median
$183,310
75th
$209,720
90th
The median in CA is +18% vs. the nationwide median for this role. See all states →
Same role, other states
NY $153,400
WA $152,000
TX $130,270
IL $122,470
MA $139,464
GA $119,000
NJ $138,228
VA $134,750
PA $111,934
FL $110,200
NC $130,021
RI $98,717
MN $119,300
MI $102,360
OH $98,987
AZ $112,944
MD $117,000
TN $113,610
UT $108,514
AR $130,957
Recent certified cases
| Case | Employer | City | Wage | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-24163-096310 | Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | Newport Beach | $125,000 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| G-100-24167-116339 | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Menlo Park | $186,846 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| G-100-24254-327330 | iHealth Labs, Inc. | Sunnyvale | $111,385 | Sep 16, 2025 |
| G-100-24173-138901 | Lam Research Corporation | Fremont | $186,846 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| G-100-24166-115139 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Santa Clara | $170,186 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| G-100-24180-160260 | Cloudflare, Inc. | San Francisco | $135,000 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| G-100-24177-146002 | E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc. | San Diego | $152,000 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| G-100-24170-122416 | Cruise LLC | San Francisco | $178,500 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| G-100-24168-116987 | Intel Corporation | Santa Clara | $135,097 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| G-100-24193-191300 | ByteDance Inc. | San Jose | $170,186 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| G-100-24340-519927 | TikTok Inc. | San Jose | $194,000 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| G-100-25237-265998 | Scale AI, Inc. | San Francisco | $140,000 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| G-100-25070-765984 | LinkedIn Corporation | Sunnyvale | $137,675 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24170-122349 | Cruise LLC | San Francisco | $153,000 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24180-158730 | Beagle Technology, Inc | Livermore | $90,000 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24177-144349 | ByteDance Inc. | San Jose | $170,186 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24170-122408 | Cruise LLC | San Francisco | $178,500 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24170-122381 | Cruise LLC | San Francisco | $178,000 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24166-112241 | Guideline, Inc. | Burlingame | $149,000 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24153-060011 | Radicle Science, Inc. | Encinitas | $102,000 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| G-100-24178-150295 | Applied Materials, Inc | Santa Clara | $164,509 | Sep 10, 2025 |
| G-100-24169-121198 | Cruise LLC | San Francisco | $174,300 | Sep 10, 2025 |
| G-100-24165-108628 | Intel Corporation | Santa Clara | $170,186 | Sep 10, 2025 |
| G-100-24162-092700 | Intel Corporation | Santa Clara | $135,097 | Sep 10, 2025 |
| G-100-24129-973145 | SlideRule Labs Inc | San Francisco | $186,846 | Sep 10, 2025 |
Annual-equivalent wages; outliers excluded. Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data.