Expert Data Scientist salary in Richmond, VA

Based on 42 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Richmond, VA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Henrico, Glen Allen, North Chesterfield, Midlothian, Mechanicsville.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$153,650
Middle 50%$150.2k–$154.7k
vs. all levels here+54%comparison median $100,000
Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $150,197 and $205,400.
PercentileSalary
10th$150,197
25th$150,197
50th (median)$153,650
75th$154,663
90th$170,615

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $150k $170k FY2024: median $153,650 (10 filings) FY2025: median $153,650 (20 filings) FY2026: median $150,197 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 2 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 22 filings FY26 22
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–––2
FY2022–––5
FY2023–––7
FY2024$153,650$153,650$153,65010
FY2025$153,650$153,650$153,65020
FY2026$150,197$150,197$164,00022

Cost of living

Richmond's median expert Data Scientist salary of $153,650 is worth about $157,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Richmond = 97.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Richmond, VA area earned a median of $122,510 in May 2025 (1,050 employed). The H-1B median here is $153,650, 25% 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
Capital One$153,65036

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $80,163 66
Mid-level · Level II $100,000 159
Senior · Level III $147,132 22
Expert · Level IV $153,650 42

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$71,594$80,16366
Mid-level · Level II$98,946$100,000159
Senior · Level III$126,859$147,13222
Expert · Level IV$150,197$153,65042

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.