Senior Data Scientist salary in Sacramento, CA

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Rancho Cordova, Elk Grove, Davis.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$112,026

Middle 50%$108.4k–$120k

vs. all levels here+9%comparison median $102,490

Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

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

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $106,883 and $175,404.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$108,430
25th	$108,430
50th (median)	$112,026
75th	$120,000
90th	$147,900

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	–	–	–	2
FY2021	–	–	–	2
FY2022	–	–	–	2
FY2023	–	–	–	4
FY2024	$128,700	$108,342	$140,000	10
FY2025	$116,030	$109,723	$150,000	13
FY2026	$110,000	$108,430	$117,300	21

Cost of living

Sacramento's median senior Data Scientist salary of $112,026 is worth about $105,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Sacramento = 106.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Sacramento, CA area earned a median of $103,700 in May 2025 (2,710 employed). The H-1B median here is $112,026, 8% 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
Tech-Net	too few	4
Walbrydge Technologies	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	$76,294	27
Mid-level · Level II	$92,352	81
Senior · Level III	$112,026	34
Expert · Level IV	$133,673	36

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	$71,656	$76,294	27
Mid-level · Level II	$92,352	$92,352	81
Senior · Level III	$108,430	$112,026	34
Expert · Level IV	$124,488	$133,673	36

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.