Visa Wage Index

Data Scientists in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

Employers filed 75 applications covering 77 positions for this role here, at a median of $90,085 a year. 67 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Data Scientists in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$61,942
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$83,179
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$104,437
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$125,674

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
SLK America Inc Level II 66 $83,179
Sandstone Springs LLC Level II 44 $93,600
Anthony Brown Pharmacy Inc Level I 33 $61,942
Community Connections of New York, Inc. Level I 33 $70,000
Kaleida Health Level II 33 $90,085
M&T Bank Level III 33 $104,437
RadEmploy, Inc. Level II 33 $83,179
Academic Medicine Services, Inc. Level II 22 $85,342
Altimetrik Corp Level II 22 $83,179
Deloitte Consulting LLP Level II 24 $122,540
Health System Services, Inc. Level II 22 $83,179
London Stock Exchange Group Holdings, Inc. Level IV 22 $134,390
NORTHWELL HEALTH Level II 22 $101,000
Accel1, Inc. Level III 11 $104,437
ADITI CONSULTING LLC Level III 11 $113,880
Asta CRS, Inc. Level II 11 $83,200
Brownloop, Inc. Level II 11 $85,000
Centene Management Company, LLC Level IV 11 $150,713
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Level IV 11 $125,674
Computer Sciences Corporation Level II 11 $88,712
Cquent Systems Inc Level II 11 $83,179
Crowley Webb & Associates, Inc. Level I 11 $62,500
CVS Shared Services Resources LLC Level IV 11 $163,000
Daash Intelligence Inc. Level IV 11 $126,000
Graphic Controls Acquisition Corp. Level II 11 $83,400
Guidesly, Inc. Level II 11 $90,000
Healthmap Solutions, Inc. Level II 11 $170,770
HelixIntel Corporation Level II 11 $83,179
Humana Inc. Level II 11 $88,759
inContact, Inc. Level II 11 $92,796
LACTALIS AMERICAN GROUP, INC. Level I 11 $61,942
Level 3 Communications LLC Level II 11 $92,019
Linde Inc. Level III 11 $152,405
London Stock Exchange Group Holdings, Inc. Level III 11 $110,000
MVP Service Corp. Level II 11 $86,952
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Level IV 11 $125,674
NextUp, Inc. Level II 11 $90,000
NYSARC, Inc. Erie County Chapter Level I 11 $62,004
PCS Retirement, LLC Level II 11 $90,000
Sandstone Springs LLC Level I 11 $93,600
Singular Analysts Inc Level I 11 $61,942
SLK America Inc Level III 11 $104,437
Spice POD, Inc. Level III 11 $145,000
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. Level III 11 $174,760
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. Level IV 11 $174,760
Tesla, Inc. Level II 11 $108,000
Tredence Inc. Level II 11 $100,000
Tresume LLC Level I 11 $61,942
Zendesk, Inc. Level IV 11 $168,038
HSBC Technology & Services (USA) Inc. Level II 11 $90,000
London Stock Exchange Group Holdings, Inc. Level II 11 $83,013

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.