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Principal Data Scientist: H-1B salaries

425 labor condition applications used the job title Principal Data Scientist. Median offered base salary $175,000; middle half $153,100–$200,161.

Applications (LCAs)425
Median offered salary$175,000
Middle half of salaries$153,100–$200,161
10th–90th percentile$128,848–$231,330

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Employers

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.74$175,000
Navy Federal Credit Union13$171,617
At&t Services, Inc.10$183,480
Atlassian US, Inc.10$203,550
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.8$215,000
Elevance Health, Inc.6$164,757
Red Hat, Inc.6$154,714
Aetna Resources LLC6$219,686
Capital One, National Association6$149,006
Amazon.com Services LLC5$196,914
Amazon Web Services, Inc.5$245,900
Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership5$145,000
Optum Services, Inc.5$144,693
IBM Corporation5$221,913
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.5$137,920
American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida4$124,966
Shipt, Inc.4$186,846
Autodesk, Inc.4$162,202
Ascentt Systems Inc.4$127,500
T-Mobile USA, Inc.4$187,500
Intuit Inc.4$230,424
Direct Supply, Inc.3$150,000
Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.3$190,000
Walgreen Co.3$206,000
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.3$152,901
Health Intelligence Company, LLC3$183,750
Shutterfly, LLC3$143,562
PointPredictive, Inc.3$180,000
National Funding, Inc.3$118,000
Blink Health Group, LLC.3$235,000
Genentech, Inc.3$177,300
Micron Technology, Inc.3$175,000
The Gap, Inc.3$250,000
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center3$160,000
Yieldmo, Inc.3$250,000
Zuvan Renewables LLC3—
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments3$161,803
Amgen Inc.3$179,180
Janssen Research & Development, LLC3$180,000
Bourbaki Intelligent Systems Inc.2$132,500
Focus Brands LLC2$200,000
Grainger Management LLC2$169,600
The Bank of New York Mellon2$207,000
Scienaptic Systems, Inc.2$171,250
American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.2$202,722
Hearst Business Media Corporation2$148,000
Gathi Analytics,llc.2$170,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center2$207,500
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation2$170,456
BMC Software, Inc.2$240,250
Home Depot Management Company LLC2$235,000
Grindr, LLC2$255,000
RudderStack Inc2$222,500
Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.2$169,297
NIKE, Inc.2$225,742
Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC2$98,000
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC2$133,932
Infostretch Corporation2$170,000
Wheels Up Partners LLC2$185,687
Target Enterprise, Inc.2$187,268

By wage level

Wage levelMedian salary
Level I (entry)$125,000
Level II (qualified)$140,000
Level III (experienced)$174,115
Level IV (fully competent)$180,000

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202368$173,270
FY2024127$171,330
FY2025118$178,094
FY2026104$176,397

Cities

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).