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Principal Data Scientist at Optum Services, Inc.: H-1B salaries
5 labor condition applications for the job title Principal Data Scientist at Optum Services, Inc.. Median offered base salary $144,693; middle half $133,168–$151,694.
Applications (LCAs)5
Median offered salary$144,693
Middle half of salaries$133,168–$151,694
10th–90th percentile$126,188–$152,817
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $144,693 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $142,431 |
Applications
| Base salary | Location | Submitted | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $121,535–$257,355 Level III | Minneapolis, MN | Sep 23, 2025 | Oct 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $153,566–$245,090 Level IV | Raleigh, NC | Apr 28, 2025 | Oct 28, 2025 | Certified |
| $133,168–$237,470 Level II | San Antonio, TX | Apr 25, 2025 | Aug 27, 2025 | Certified |
| $151,694–$237,470 Level IV | Irvine, CA | Apr 25, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 | Certified |
| $144,693–$213,579 Level III | Corcoran, MN | Aug 2, 2023 | Jan 30, 2024 | Certified |
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- Lead Software Engineer$133,919
- Software Engineer$105,845
- Senior Manager, Software Engineering$141,898
- Senior Data Engineer$116,958
- Senior Quality Engineer$115,918
- Principal Engineer, TLCP$139,464
- Quality Engineer$103,418
- Principal Data Engineering$127,268
- Director, Software Engineering$156,996
- Sr. Software Engineer$124,931
- Senior Data Analyst$113,079
- Architect$133,182
- Data Engineer$105,000
- Manager, Software Engineering$131,456
- Senior Principal Engineer, TLCP$149,158
- Senior Data Scientist$133,852
- Principal Data Engineer$131,840
- Senior AI/ML Engineer$148,387
- Senior Manager, Data Engineering$135,231
- Senior I O Engineer$128,523
- Lead AI/ML Engineer$162,334
- Business Systems Analyst$91,270
- Data Analyst 2$105,830
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).