Mid-level Data Scientist salary in Ann Arbor, MI

Based on 29 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Ypsilanti, Dexter.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$90,000
Middle 50%$80.9k–$100k
vs. all levels here−5%comparison median $94,500
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $66,950 and $150,058.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,380
25th$80,886
50th (median)$90,000
75th$100,000
90th$115,200

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2023: median $85,280 (21 filings) FY2024: median $88,135 (18 filings) FY2025: median $90,089 (18 filings) FY2026: median $87,859 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 2 filings FY22 FY2023: 21 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 21
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–––3
FY2021–––2
FY2022–––2
FY2023$85,280$79,290$105,00021
FY2024$88,135$83,619$100,00018
FY2025$90,089$81,153$98,75018
FY2026$87,859$79,052$98,50011

Cost of living

Ann Arbor's median mid-level Data Scientist salary of $90,000 is worth about $89,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Ann Arbor = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Ann Arbor, MI area earned a median of $112,680 in May 2025 (340 employed). The H-1B median here is $90,000, 20% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
University of Michigan$80,49212
Domino's Pizzatoo few4

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $71,005 16
Mid-level · Level II $90,000 29
Senior · Level III $123,000 22
Expert · Level IV $130,500 14

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$65,042$71,00516
Mid-level · Level II$83,117$90,00029
Senior · Level III$107,432$123,00022
Expert · Level IV$127,005$130,50014

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.