H-1B Principal Data Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Data Scientist is $170,725, across 574 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$170,725
Average wage
$171,180
90th percentile
$224,120
Certified LCAs
574
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $73,944
- 25th
- $140,080
- Median
- $170,725
- Average
- $171,180
- 90th
- $224,120
- Highest
- $366,350
Based on 574 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
55FY20
62FY21
87FY22
66FY23
130FY24
118FY25
56FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Data Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Blink Health Group, LLC. | 5 | $235,000 |
| IBM Corporation | 7 | $221,913 |
| Aetna Resources LLC | 15 | $210,000 |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 10 | $203,550 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 7 | $192,548 |
| Shipt, Inc. | 9 | $188,885 |
| AT&T SERVICES, INC. | 10 | $179,318 |
| WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. | 75 | $173,859 |
| Navy Federal Credit Union | 13 | $171,617 |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 6 | $164,757 |
| Red Hat, Inc. | 6 | $154,714 |
| Optum Services, Inc. | 9 | $144,693 |
| Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 7 | $130,560 |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | 6 | $128,097 |
| Anthem, Inc. | 9 | $117,645 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $205,750Sunnyvale, CA · $172,170Bentonville, AR · $175,941San Francisco, CA · $187,000Bellevue, WA · $187,844Chicago, IL · $154,961Santa Clara, CA · $167,107Boston, MA · $174,800Atlanta, GA · $128,464Mountain View, CA · $215,000Seattle, WA · $193,774Austin, TX · $191,699San Jose, CA · $162,721Philadelphia, PA · $146,148Los Angeles, CA · $163,620