Mid-level Data Scientist salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 2,429 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plano, Irving, Frisco, Richardson, Mckinney.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$96,034
Middle 50%$93.2k–$105k
vs. all levels here−4%comparison median $100,000
Filings2,429FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $92,040 and $163,054.
PercentileSalary
10th$92,040
25th$93,215
50th (median)$96,034
75th$105,000
90th$125,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $95k $110k FY2020: median $93,558 (67 filings) FY2021: median $93,558 (152 filings) FY2022: median $94,820 (338 filings) FY2023: median $98,000 (609 filings) FY2024: median $92,040 (1,007 filings) FY2025: median $95,000 (1,286 filings) FY2026: median $96,034 (1,143 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 67 filings FY20 FY2021: 152 filings FY21 FY2022: 338 filings FY22 FY2023: 609 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,007 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,286 filings FY25 FY2026: 1,143 filings FY26 1,286
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$93,558$80,000$94,30767
FY2021$93,558$78,484$98,844152
FY2022$94,820$85,075$106,125338
FY2023$98,000$97,739$109,800609
FY2024$92,040$85,467$105,0001,007
FY2025$95,000$92,040$105,1211,286
FY2026$96,034$96,034$103,0001,143

Cost of living

Dallas's median mid-level Data Scientist salary of $96,034 is worth about $93,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $127,750 in May 2025 (10,120 employed). The H-1B median here is $96,034, 25% 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
Amazon$129,80083
Goldman Sachs$108,75064
Capital One$96,03457
JPMorgan Chase$119,20032
Compunnel Software Group$96,10029
Infosys$96,03423
American Airlines$96,03417
Sage It$96,03417
Citi$117,50015
Deloitte$96,03415

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $73,154 1,030
Mid-level · Level II $96,034 2,429
Senior · Level III $124,500 854
Expert · Level IV $149,200 751

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$67,995$73,1541,030
Mid-level · Level II$96,034$96,0342,429
Senior · Level III$118,893$124,500854
Expert · Level IV$141,773$149,200751

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.