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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
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. | 74 | $175,000 |
| Navy Federal Credit Union | 13 | $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 LLC | 6 | $219,686 |
| Capital One, National Association | 6 | $149,006 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 5 | $196,914 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 5 | $245,900 |
| Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership | 5 | $145,000 |
| Optum Services, Inc. | 5 | $144,693 |
| IBM Corporation | 5 | $221,913 |
| Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 5 | $137,920 |
| American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida | 4 | $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, LLC | 3 | $183,750 |
| Shutterfly, LLC | 3 | $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 Center | 3 | $160,000 |
| Yieldmo, Inc. | 3 | $250,000 |
| Zuvan Renewables LLC | 3 | — |
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 3 | $161,803 |
| Amgen Inc. | 3 | $179,180 |
| Janssen Research & Development, LLC | 3 | $180,000 |
| Bourbaki Intelligent Systems Inc. | 2 | $132,500 |
| Focus Brands LLC | 2 | $200,000 |
| Grainger Management LLC | 2 | $169,600 |
| The Bank of New York Mellon | 2 | $207,000 |
| Scienaptic Systems, Inc. | 2 | $171,250 |
| American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. | 2 | $202,722 |
| Hearst Business Media Corporation | 2 | $148,000 |
| Gathi Analytics,llc. | 2 | $170,000 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | 2 | $207,500 |
| Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation | 2 | $170,456 |
| BMC Software, Inc. | 2 | $240,250 |
| Home Depot Management Company LLC | 2 | $235,000 |
| Grindr, LLC | 2 | $255,000 |
| RudderStack Inc | 2 | $222,500 |
| Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc. | 2 | $169,297 |
| NIKE, Inc. | 2 | $225,742 |
| Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC | 2 | $98,000 |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 2 | $133,932 |
| Infostretch Corporation | 2 | $170,000 |
| Wheels Up Partners LLC | 2 | $185,687 |
| Target Enterprise, Inc. | 2 | $187,268 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median 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 year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|
| FY2023 | 68 | $173,270 |
| FY2024 | 127 | $171,330 |
| FY2025 | 118 | $178,094 |
| FY2026 | 104 | $176,397 |
Cities
- Bentonville, AR32
- New York, NY25
- Sunnyvale, CA24
- San Francisco, CA20
- Mountain View, CA13
- Chicago, IL13
- Bellevue, WA12
- Atlanta, GA11
- Boston, MA11
- Seattle, WA10
- Plano, TX9
- Vienna, VA9
- Santa Clara, CA9
- San Jose, CA8
- Alpharetta, GA7
- San Bruno, CA7
- Grand Rapids, MI7
- South San Francisco, CA5
- Los Angeles, CA5
- Philadelphia, PA5
- Cambridge, MA4
- San Diego, CA4
- Palo Alto, CA4
- Dallas, TX4
- San Mateo, CA4
- Austin, TX4
- Denver, CO4
- Hoboken, NJ4
- Minneapolis, MN3
- Lake Forest, IL3
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).