Data Scientist salary in Greensboro, NC

Based on 49 certified H-1B filings in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes High Point, Summerfield, Stokesdale, Archdale, Jamestown.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$104,021
Middle 50%$87.2k–$120.8k
vs. national median−16%comparison median $123,531
Filings49FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,036 and $169,200.
PercentileSalary
10th$78,380
25th$87,214
50th (median)$104,021
75th$120,770
90th$130,017

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $90k $110k FY2023: median $85,280 (13 filings) FY2024: median $90,000 (25 filings) FY2025: median $101,708 (24 filings) FY2026: median $104,021 (25 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 3 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 4 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 25 filings FY24 FY2025: 24 filings FY25 FY2026: 25 filings FY26 25
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–––4
FY2023$85,280$80,413$102,35713
FY2024$90,000$78,603$122,78225
FY2025$101,708$92,246$117,04524
FY2026$104,021$85,000$120,77025

Cost of living

Greensboro's median Data Scientist salary of $104,021 is worth about $112,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Greensboro = 92.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Greensboro, NC area earned a median of $106,060 in May 2025 (370 employed). The H-1B median here is $104,021, 2% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Volvo Group North Americatoo few4
CVS Healthtoo few2
Optumtoo few2
Arch Us Mi Servicestoo few2
Boston Scientifictoo few2
CIBC Banktoo few2
First American Title Insurance Companytoo few2
OpsVedatoo few2
Qorvotoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,238 10
Mid-level · Level II $92,970 18
Senior · Level III $111,929 10
Expert · Level IV $130,042 10

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$68,827$75,23810
Mid-level · Level II$84,718$92,97018
Senior · Level III$104,021$111,92910
Expert · Level IV$123,323$130,04210

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.