Data Scientist salary in Champaign, IL

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Urbana, Champaign, Il.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$100,000

Middle 50%$83.8k–$113.3k

vs. national median−19%comparison median $123,531

Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,454 and $181,108.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	4
FY2021	–	–	–	6
FY2022	–	–	–	3
FY2023	$84,700	$71,500	$95,000	17
FY2024	$80,933	$80,466	$109,240	15
FY2025	$99,775	$79,482	$107,647	12
FY2026	$104,000	$84,951	$113,300	14

Champaign's median Data Scientist salary of $100,000 is worth about $107,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Champaign = 92.7).

All Data Scientists in the Champaign, IL area earned a median of $91,760 in May 2025 (140 employed). The H-1B median here is $100,000, 9% higher.

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

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Mid-level · Level II	$82,326	$100,000	11

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.