Entry-level Data Scientist salary in San Antonio, TX

Based on 43 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level I in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Boerne, New Braunfels, Converse, Seguin.

Also listed as: Machine Learning Scientist

Median salary$70,100

Middle 50%$68k–$82.5k

vs. all levels here−23%comparison median $91,562

Filings43FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,445 and $130,566.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$60,445
25th	$67,995
50th (median)	$70,100
75th	$82,500
90th	$91,600

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	–	–	–	3
FY2022	$63,066	$63,066	$65,000	13
FY2023	–	–	–	4
FY2024	–	–	–	9
FY2025	$68,998	$60,445	$75,650	24
FY2026	$77,938	$70,034	$87,718	19

Cost of living

San Antonio's median entry-level Data Scientist salary of $70,100 is worth about $74,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; San Antonio = 94.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Data Scientists in the San Antonio, TX area earned a median of $103,290 in May 2025 (1,730 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,100, 32% lower.

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
Prasanna	too few	3
Cvslogic.com	too few	2
Datalogiqs	too few	2
Epickx	too few	2
Leidos Engineering	too few	2
Spfm	too few	2
Tanisha Systems	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	$70,100	43
Mid-level · Level II	$91,562	114
Senior · Level III	$115,983	38
Expert · Level IV	$145,000	25

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	$60,445	$70,100	43
Mid-level · Level II	$91,562	$91,562	114
Senior · Level III	$113,069	$115,983	38
Expert · Level IV	$134,597	$145,000	25

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.