H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Data Scientist I

Occupation profile for Principal Data Scientist I covers 20 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $145,100.

FY2026 certified median
$145,100
Total filings
20
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$113,054–$222,753
Top employer
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$162,850$135,925$189,775
FY202511$165,000$130,000$222,100
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$145,100$113,054$222,753

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Data Scientist IFY2024 $162,850; FY2025 $165,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $145,100$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$162,850FY2025$165,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$145,100Certified median offer, Principal Data Scientist IFY2024 $162,850; FY2025 $165,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $145,100$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$162,850FY2025$165,000FY2026*$145,100
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States9 filings
  2. Ascentt Systems Inc.7 filings
  3. Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Inc.1 filings
  4. Charter Communications, Inc.1 filings
  5. Elsevier, Inc.1 filings
  6. Schrodinger, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Plano6 filings
  2. Redwood City3 filings
  3. Washington2 filings
  4. Boston2 filings
  5. Sunnyvale1 filings
  6. Cambridge1 filings
  7. Brooklyn1 filings
  8. New York1 filings
  9. Portland1 filings
  10. Coppell1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States · Principal Data Scientist I9 filings
  2. Ascentt Systems Inc. · Principal Data Scientist I7 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-2041$102,003$119,850$137,717$155,563
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2041$76,960$98,342$119,746$141,128
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-2051$84,510$109,595$134,701$159,786
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-2051$110,386$142,438$174,512$206,565
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232