Chime Financial Data Scientist salary

Based on 21 H-1B filings by Chime Financial, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$205,000
Middle 50%$185k–$215k
vs. all employers+66%comparison median $123,531
Filings21FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $161,000 and $270,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$175,000
25th$185,000
50th (median)$205,000
75th$215,000
90th$250,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$160k $185k $210k FY2023: median $185,000 (10 filings) FY2024: median $185,450 (18 filings) FY2025: median $200,000 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 0 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 18
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––0
FY2021–––2
FY2022–––0
FY2023$185,000$179,909$196,45010
FY2024$185,450$176,250$200,00018
FY2025$200,000$180,000$212,50014
FY2026–––7

By state

California
$214,519
New York
$183,333
Illinois
$187,500

Bar length: number of filings (California 16). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

San Francisco, CA$206,150 · 16 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified – 0
Level III · Experienced $192,500 10
Level IV · Fully competent $215,000 11

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a data scientist make at Chime Financial?

In H-1B filings, Chime Financial, Inc.'s median base salary for Data Scientist is $205,000; half of filings fall between $185,000 and $215,000. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Chime Financial sponsor H-1B visas for data scientists?

Yes. Chime Financial, Inc. filed 21 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 15-2051 (Data Scientists), so this page covers every job title Chime Financial filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology