Expert Data Scientist salary in Hartford, CT

Based on 30 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Windsor, East Hartford, Manchester, Middletown, South Windsor.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$155,500
Middle 50%$147.1k–$171.6k
vs. all levels here+47%comparison median $106,000
Filings30FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $138,944 and $213,460.
PercentileSalary
10th$139,069
25th$147,093
50th (median)$155,500
75th$171,625
90th$194,100

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $145k $170k FY2023: median $135,118 (12 filings) FY2025: median $156,000 (11 filings) FY2026: median $155,000 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 4 filings FY21 FY2022: 2 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 8 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 19
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–––4
FY2022–––2
FY2023$135,118$133,016$144,41612
FY2024–––8
FY2025$156,000$150,000$171,50811
FY2026$155,000$140,887$171,35019

Cost of living

Hartford's median expert Data Scientist salary of $155,500 is worth about $151,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Hartford = 102.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Hartford, CT area earned a median of $126,340 in May 2025 (560 employed). The H-1B median here is $155,500, 23% 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
Accenturetoo few3
CVS Healthtoo few3
The Travelers Indemnity Companytoo few3
Aetnatoo few2
Hartford Fire Insurance Companytoo few2
The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurancetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $88,300 64
Mid-level · Level II $105,997 78
Senior · Level III $129,269 41
Expert · Level IV $155,500 30

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$54,662$88,30064
Mid-level · Level II$105,997$105,99778
Senior · Level III$122,470$129,26941
Expert · Level IV$138,944$155,50030

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.