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-100-23338-543071 | Airbnb, Inc. | San Francisco | $185,000 | Apr 16, 2025 |
| G-100-23355-585518 | Corelight, Inc. | San Francisco | $116,646 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| G-100-23347-565046 | Figma, Inc. | San Francisco | $3,770,000 | Apr 14, 2025 |
| G-100-23334-533838 | WORKDAY, INC. | Pleasanton | $129,700 | Apr 14, 2025 |
| G-100-23343-556204 | Databricks, Inc. | San Francisco | $190,000 | Apr 14, 2025 |
| G-100-24247-311746 | TuneIn, Inc. | Culver City | $270,000 | Apr 14, 2025 |
| G-100-23346-560091 | Faire Wholesale, Inc. | San Francisco | $151,736 | Apr 11, 2025 |
| G-100-23320-507628 | Zscaler, Inc. | San Jose | $198,000 | Apr 10, 2025 |
| G-100-23352-574438 | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | Santa Clara | $183,750 | Apr 10, 2025 |
| G-100-23297-452086 | Netflix, Inc. | Los Gatos | $232,690 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| G-100-23320-507006 | Waymo LLC | San Francisco | $155,000 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| G-100-23321-511419 | Waymo LLC | San Francisco | $180,000 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| G-100-23325-518300 | Waymo LLC | San Francisco | $155,000 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| G-100-23355-584992 | Adobe Inc. | San Jose | $165,000 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| G-100-23361-592704 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | San Jose | $170,186 | Apr 9, 2025 |
| G-100-23320-508077 | Verily Life Sciences LLC | San Francisco | $126,277 | Apr 8, 2025 |
| G-100-23321-510277 | Duetto Research, Inc. | San Francisco | $120,000 | Apr 8, 2025 |
| G-100-23326-521186 | Wayfair LLC | Mountain View | $183,350 | Apr 7, 2025 |
| G-100-23322-512346 | DevRev, Inc. | Palo Alto | $103,958 | Apr 7, 2025 |
| G-100-23322-511799 | VeriSIM Life, Inc. | San Francisco | $186,846 | Apr 7, 2025 |
| G-100-23296-450130 | Embroker, Inc. | San Francisco | $179,878 | Apr 7, 2025 |
| G-100-23325-517175 | Wayfair LLC | Mountain View | $183,310 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| G-100-23320-506014 | WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | Sunnyvale | $183,310 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| G-100-23318-501208 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | San Francisco | $146,000 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| G-100-23317-498188 | Uber Technologies, Inc. | San Francisco | $179,878 | Apr 4, 2025 |
Annual-equivalent wages; outliers excluded. Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data.