Expert Data Scientist salary in Salt Lake, UT

Based on 33 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Salt Lake City, Draper, South Jordan, Midvale, Sandy.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$151,819

Middle 50%$135k–$159.5k

vs. all levels here+56%comparison median $97,500

Filings33FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $110,000 and $227,200.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$125,500
25th	$135,000
50th (median)	$151,819
75th	$159,500
90th	$179,800

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	–	–	–	4
FY2021	–	–	–	4
FY2022	$108,073	$107,000	$121,250	10
FY2023	$115,040	$110,000	$142,258	25
FY2024	$137,917	$122,069	$164,835	17
FY2025	$140,000	$128,750	$159,750	19
FY2026	$151,819	$151,819	$158,741	14

Cost of living

Salt Lake's median expert Data Scientist salary of $151,819 is worth about $150,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Salt Lake = 100.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the Salt Lake, UT area earned a median of $114,990 in May 2025 (2,970 employed). The H-1B median here is $151,819, 32% 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
Wgu	too few	8
Extra Space Management	too few	2
IHC Health Services	too few	2
JetBlue Airways	too few	2
SoFi	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	$70,500	67
Mid-level · Level II	$96,400	104
Senior · Level III	$119,483	66
Expert · Level IV	$151,819	33

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	$59,426	$70,500	67
Mid-level · Level II	$80,808	$96,400	104
Senior · Level III	$102,170	$119,483	66
Expert · Level IV	$123,552	$151,819	33

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.