Data Scientist salary in Lansing, MI

Based on 46 certified H-1B filings in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes East Lansing, Okemos, Dimondale, Bath, Charlotte.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$85,769
Middle 50%$75.5k–$102.6k
vs. national median−31%comparison median $123,531
Filings46FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,452 and $129,007.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,807
25th$75,500
50th (median)$85,769
75th$102,624
90th$112,528

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2023: median $89,679 (10 filings) FY2024: median $82,500 (24 filings) FY2025: median $83,200 (23 filings) FY2026: median $86,501 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 4 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 24 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 24
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–––2
FY2021–––3
FY2022–––4
FY2023$89,679$76,784$92,03010
FY2024$82,500$74,527$107,53024
FY2025$83,200$74,424$100,41623
FY2026$86,501$75,942$100,27723

Cost of living

Lansing's median Data Scientist salary of $85,769 is worth about $90,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lansing = 95.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Lansing, MI area earned a median of $87,160 in May 2025 (490 employed). The H-1B median here is $85,769, 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
Michigan State Universitytoo few4
Inrikatoo few3
CVS Healthtoo few2
American Unittoo few2
Capital Asset Advisory Servicestoo few2
Forge Technologiestoo few2
Henry Ford Health Systemtoo few2
RICEFW Technologiestoo few2
Tekdelitetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $72,207 12
Mid-level · Level II $83,085 16
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 3

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$62,005$72,20712
Mid-level · Level II$75,837$83,08516

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.