H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Associate, Data Scientist

Occupation profile for Principal Associate, Data Scientist covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $131,155.

FY2026 certified median
$131,155
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$129,531–$145,614
Top employer
Capital One, National Association
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20253$158,600$135,283$165,800
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$131,155$129,531$145,614

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 ScientistFY2025 $158,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $131,155$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$158,600FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$131,155Certified median offer, Principal Associate, Data ScientistFY2025 $158,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $131,155$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$158,600FY2026*$131,155
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Capital One, National Association8 filings
  2. Capital One Services, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. McLean4 filings
  2. New York3 filings
  3. Cambridge1 filings
  4. Plano1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Capital One, National Association · Principal Associate, Data Scientist8 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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515