Expert Data Scientist salary in Las Vegas, NV

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Henderson, North Las Vegas.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$127,500

Middle 50%$117.4k–$140k

vs. all levels here+42%comparison median $90,100

Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $114,187 and $161,844.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$117,437
25th	$117,437
50th (median)	$127,500
75th	$140,000
90th	$149,116

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	–	–	–	0
FY2021	–	–	–	1
FY2022	–	–	–	5
FY2023	$120,000	$117,500	$127,875	11
FY2024	$128,031	$120,000	$142,558	14
FY2025	–	–	–	6
FY2026	$125,000	$117,437	$137,191	11

Cost of living

Las Vegas's median expert Data Scientist salary of $127,500 is worth about $127,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Las Vegas = 100.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Las Vegas, NV area earned a median of $98,930 in May 2025 (1,180 employed). The H-1B median here is $127,500, 29% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
Credit One Bank	too few	2
GoDaddy.com	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$61,753	40
Mid-level · Level II	$82,000	85
Senior · Level III	$106,781	48
Expert · Level IV	$127,500	17

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$61,506	$61,753	40
Mid-level · Level II	$79,269	$82,000	85
Senior · Level III	$98,363	$106,781	48
Expert · Level IV	$117,437	$127,500	17

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.