Mid-level Data Scientist salary in Greenville, SC

Based on 23 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Central, Clemsom, Clemson, Fountain Inn, Greer.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$94,328
Middle 50%$82.4k–$98.9k
vs. all levels here−1%comparison median $95,000
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,703 and $121,391.
PercentileSalary
10th$82,347
25th$82,374
50th (median)$94,328
75th$98,927
90th$104,383

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2023: median $85,439 (10 filings) FY2024: median $82,347 (20 filings) FY2025: median $90,923 (17 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 2 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 20 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 20
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–––3
FY2022–––2
FY2023$85,439$80,000$90,42210
FY2024$82,347$80,000$86,52820
FY2025$90,923$82,400$97,75017
FY2026–––6

Cost of living

Greenville's median mid-level Data Scientist salary of $94,328 is worth about $101,100 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Greenville = 93.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Greenville, SC area earned a median of $91,490 in May 2025 (660 employed). The H-1B median here is $94,328, 3% 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 filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Purpose Financialtoo few4
Resurgent Capital Services, L.P.too few3
Ge Vernova Internationaltoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $78,950 11
Mid-level · Level II $94,328 23
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

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$67,018$78,95011
Mid-level · Level II$82,347$94,32823

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.