H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Associate, Data Science

Occupation profile for Principal Associate, Data Science covers 186 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $131,155.

FY2026 certified median
$131,155
Total filings
186
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$131,155–$156,558
Top employer
Capital One, National Association
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202441$102,274$102,274$108,914
FY202567$111,966$110,739$165,015
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)78$131,155$131,155$156,558

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Associate, Data ScienceFY2024 $102,274; FY2025 $111,966; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $131,155$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$102,274FY2025$111,966FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$131,155Certified median offer, Principal Associate, Data ScienceFY2024 $102,274; FY2025 $111,966; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $131,155$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$102,274FY2025$111,966FY2026*$131,155
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Capital One, National Association109 filings
  2. Capital One Services, LLC77 filings

Top cities

  1. McLean94 filings
  2. New York46 filings
  3. Plano24 filings
  4. Richmond7 filings
  5. San Jose5 filings
  6. San Francisco4 filings
  7. Chicago4 filings
  8. Riverwoods2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Capital One, National Association · Principal Associate, Data Science109 filings
  2. Capital One Services, LLC · Principal Associate, Data Science77 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
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-2051$92,830$118,040$143,250$168,459
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27Richmond, VAArea 4006015-2051$78,853$106,018$133,182$160,347
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565