H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

PRINCIPAL DATA SCIENTIST

Occupation profile for PRINCIPAL DATA SCIENTIST covers 351 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $175,847.

FY2026 certified median
$175,847
Total filings
351
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$165,932–$210,000
Top employer
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024125$174,115$150,000$200,000
FY2025119$178,889$161,193$196,685
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)107$175,847$165,932$210,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, PRINCIPAL DATA SCIENTISTFY2024 $174,115; FY2025 $178,889; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,847$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$174,115FY2025$178,889FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$175,847Certified median offer, PRINCIPAL DATA SCIENTISTFY2024 $174,115; FY2025 $178,889; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,847$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$174,115FY2025$178,889FY2026*$175,847
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.65 filings
  2. Navy Federal Credit Union13 filings
  3. Atlassian US, Inc.8 filings
  4. AT&T SERVICES, INC.8 filings
  5. Aetna Resources LLC6 filings
  6. Boston Consulting Group, Inc.6 filings
  7. Capital One, National Association6 filings
  8. Red Hat, Inc.6 filings
  9. Citizens Financial Group, Inc.5 filings
  10. IBM Corporation5 filings

Top cities

  1. Bentonville29 filings
  2. Sunnyvale22 filings
  3. New York20 filings
  4. San Francisco19 filings
  5. Mountain View11 filings
  6. Boston11 filings
  7. Bellevue11 filings
  8. Santa Clara9 filings
  9. Chicago9 filings
  10. Vienna8 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. · PRINCIPAL DATA SCIENTIST65 filings
  2. Navy Federal Credit Union · PRINCIPAL DATA SCIENTIST13 filings
  3. AT&T SERVICES, INC. · PRINCIPAL DATA SCIENTIST8 filings
  4. Atlassian US, Inc. · PRINCIPAL 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
2026-27San 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
2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222015-2051$93,434$110,302$127,171$144,040
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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-2051$92,830$118,040$143,250$168,459
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2051$77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818