H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Data Science

Occupation profile for Principal Data Science covers 112 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $135,874.

FY2026 certified median
$135,874
Total filings
112
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$135,874–$135,874
Top employer
Discover Products Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202439$131,498$126,710$132,000
FY202554$138,715$138,715$142,210
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)19$135,874$135,874$135,874

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Data ScienceFY2024 $131,498; FY2025 $138,715; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $135,874$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$131,498FY2025$138,715FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$135,874Certified median offer, Principal Data ScienceFY2024 $131,498; FY2025 $138,715; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $135,874$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$131,498FY2025$138,715FY2026*$135,874
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Discover Products Inc69 filings
  2. DFS Services LLC13 filings
  3. Capital One, National Association10 filings
  4. Discover Bank8 filings
  5. Capital One Services, LLC4 filings
  6. Affine Inc.3 filings
  7. DFS Corporate Services LLC2 filings
  8. Ally Bank1 filings
  9. Ally Financial Inc.1 filings
  10. Biogen Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Riverwoods99 filings
  2. Santa Monica2 filings
  3. Plainfield1 filings
  4. Cambridge1 filings
  5. Cottage Grove1 filings
  6. Chesterfield1 filings
  7. West New York1 filings
  8. Allen1 filings
  9. Irving1 filings
  10. Lewisville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Discover Products Inc · Principal Data Science69 filings
  2. DFS Services LLC · Principal Data Science13 filings
  3. Capital One, National Association · Principal Data Science10 filings
  4. Discover Bank · Principal Data Science8 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2041$88,358$106,184$124,010$141,835
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2031$66,893$83,221$99,549$115,877
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2051$77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-2051$79,893$104,478$129,085$153,670
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-2041$58,843$74,901$90,938$106,995
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162015-2051$70,512$93,704$116,917$140,109