H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Scientist Principal

Occupation profile for Data Scientist Principal covers 21 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $150,000.

FY2026 certified median
$150,000
Total filings
21
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$145,630–$185,478
Top employer
Cummins Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$101,907$98,200$111,453
FY20256$143,032$118,001$177,611
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$150,000$145,630$185,478

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data Scientist PrincipalFY2024 $101,907; FY2025 $143,032; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$101,907FY2025$143,032FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$150,000Certified median offer, Data Scientist PrincipalFY2024 $101,907; FY2025 $143,032; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$101,907FY2025$143,032FY2026*$150,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cummins Inc.9 filings
  2. Federal Express Corporation5 filings
  3. FedEx Dataworks, Inc.3 filings
  4. Atmus Filtration Inc.2 filings
  5. Lennox International Inc.1 filings
  6. Science Applications International Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Columbus7 filings
  2. Memphis3 filings
  3. Nashville2 filings
  4. Annandale2 filings
  5. Indianapolis1 filings
  6. Katy1 filings
  7. Richardson1 filings
  8. Arlington1 filings
  9. Seattle1 filings
  10. New Berlin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cummins Inc. · Data Scientist Principal9 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282015-2051$70,803$90,355$109,928$129,480
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-2051$92,830$118,040$143,250$168,459
2026-27Columbus, INArea 1802015-1252$85,218$96,408$107,619$118,810
2026-27Columbus, INArea 1802015-2051$65,458$84,594$103,709$122,845
2026-27Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 3334015-2051$81,058$96,970$112,882$128,794
2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498015-2051$69,826$89,606$109,408$129,189
2026-27Columbus, INArea 1802015-1299$28,226$52,645$77,064$101,483
2026-27Columbus, INArea 1802017-2112$84,947$99,133$113,298$127,483
2026-27Columbus, INArea 1802017-2141$90,896$105,893$120,890$135,886
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515