Expert Data Scientist salary in Orlando, FL

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Lake Mary, Altamonte Springs, Sanford, Kissimmee, Lake Buena Vista.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$144,200
Middle 50%$121.6k–$166k
vs. all levels here+55%comparison median $92,800
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $101,975 and $221,172.
PercentileSalary
10th$120,266
25th$121,575
50th (median)$144,200
75th$166,000
90th$192,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $125k $150k FY2022: median $117,377 (14 filings) FY2023: median $127,500 (18 filings) FY2024: median $137,441 (15 filings) FY2025: median $133,742 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 3 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 18
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–––1
FY2021–––3
FY2022$117,377$108,058$133,75014
FY2023$127,500$110,316$147,35918
FY2024$137,441$114,000$164,97515
FY2025$133,742$120,266$148,59616
FY2026–––9

Cost of living

Orlando's median expert Data Scientist salary of $144,200 is worth about $142,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Orlando = 101.4).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Orlando, FL area earned a median of $106,590 in May 2025 (1,440 employed). The H-1B median here is $144,200, 35% 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
The Bank of New York Mellontoo few4
Deloittetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $66,950 35
Mid-level · Level II $91,125 96
Senior · Level III $120,840 34
Expert · Level IV $144,200 25

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$66,602$66,95035
Mid-level · Level II$78,978$91,12596
Senior · Level III$115,627$120,84034
Expert · Level IV$120,266$144,20025

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.