Principal Data Scientist H-1B Salary

404 certified H-1B filings list the job title Principal Data Scientist (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $175,000; the middle half of filings fall between $153,863 and $200,040. The largest sponsor for this title is WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. (70 filings).

404
certified filings
$175,000
Median base salary
$153,863
25th pct
$200,040
75th pct
$230,424
90th pct
$130,000
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$130,000$175,000 median$230,424

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026104$175,846
FY2025114$179,194
FY2024121$174,115
FY202365$173,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Bentonville, AR25$179,025
New York, NY18$208,500
San Francisco, CA16$212,500
Sunnyvale, CA16$178,085
Chicago, IL14$165,000
San Jose, CA13$168,154
Mountain View, CA11$230,424
Atlanta, GA10$157,982
Bellevue, WA10$195,307
Santa Clara, CA8$212,300
Seattle, WA8$192,548
Boston, MA7$220,000
Plano, TX6$130,000
San Diego, CA6$180,000
Austin, TX5$180,000
Dallas, TX5$180,000
Grand Rapids, MI5$145,000
Jersey City, NJ5$188,496
San Bruno, CA5$168,154
South San Francisco, CA5$177,300

Principal Data Scientist salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.70$173,910
Navy Federal Credit Union13$171,617
AT&T SERVICES, INC.10$183,480
Atlassian US, Inc.10$203,550
Aetna Resources LLC6$219,686
Capital One, National Association6$149,006
Elevance Health, Inc.6$164,757
Red Hat, Inc.6$154,714
Amazon.com Services LLC5$196,914
Amazon Web Services, Inc.5$245,900
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.5$244,000
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.5$137,920
IBM Corporation5$221,913
Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership5$145,000
Optum Services, Inc.5$144,693
Walgreen Co.5$206,000
American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida4$124,966
Ascentt Systems Inc.4$127,500
Autodesk, Inc.4$162,202
Intuit Inc.4$230,424
Shipt, Inc.4$186,846
T-Mobile USA, Inc.4$187,500
Amgen Inc.3$179,180
Blink Health Group, LLC.3$235,000
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.3$152,901
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments3$161,803
Genentech, Inc.3$177,300
Janssen Research & Development, LLC3$180,000
Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.3$190,000
Micron Technology, Inc.3$175,000
National Funding, Inc.3$118,000
PointPredictive, Inc.3$180,000
Premier Research International, LLC3$148,741
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center3$160,000
ADP Technology Services, Inc.2$172,661
American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.2$202,722
Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC2$98,000
BMC Software, Inc.2$240,250
Bourbaki Intelligent Systems Inc.2$132,500
DIRECT SUPPLY, INC.2$150,000
Focus Brands LLC2$200,000
Gap Inc.2$235,000
GATHI ANALYTICS,LLC.2$170,000
Grainger Management LLC2$169,600
Grindr, LLC2$255,000
Health Intelligence Company, LLC2$179,375
Hearst Business Media Corporation2$148,000
Home Depot Management Company LLC2$235,000
INFOSTRETCH CORPORATION2$170,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center2$207,500

Related job titles

Data Scientist $119,000Principal Scientist $140,910Senior Data Scientist $151,094Data Scientist II $138,300Data Scientist III $144,402Principal Data Engineer $142,210Data Scientist I $109,491Lead Data Scientist $159,000Staff Data Scientist $173,121Principal Data Analyst $111,601

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer