Principal Data Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 341 certified H-1B applications for Principal Data Scientist roles between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $175,000.

Median salary offered: $175,000
Middle half earn: $160,904 to $206,000
Top 10% earn over: $235,000
Certified filings: 341

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.	65	$173,910	$168,795 – $185,000
Navy Federal Credit Union	13	$171,617	$171,012 – $174,115
AT&T Services, Inc.	8	$198,566	$177,832 – $215,796
Atlassian US, Inc.	8	$217,500	$189,107 – $231,150
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.	7	$215,000	$215,000 – $244,000
Aetna Resources LLC	6	$219,686	$216,093 – $220,000
Capital One, National Association	6	$149,006	$116,763 – $169,494
Red Hat, Inc.	6	$154,714	$127,219 – $192,924
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.	5	$137,920	$130,560 – $137,920
IBM Corporation	5	$221,913	$188,496 – $268,021
Intuit Inc.	4	$230,424	$230,424 – $232,315
Ascentt Systems Inc.	4	$127,500	$125,000 – $135,000
Autodesk, Inc.	4	$162,202	$158,275 – $165,379
Amazon.com Services LLC	4	$194,731	$192,548 – $197,260
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	4	$187,500	$180,150 – $190,627
Shipt, Inc.	4	$186,846	$186,030 – $187,356
Elevance Health, Inc.	4	$177,220	$170,154 – $179,608
Optum Services, Inc.	4	$142,431	$130,260 – $152,162
Gap Inc.	3	$250,000	$235,000 – $262,500
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	3	$161,803	$161,803 – $161,803
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	3	$160,000	$160,000 – $173,500
Janssen Research & Development, LLC	3	$180,000	$172,100 – $181,200
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	3	$247,900	$223,100 – $247,900
Amgen Inc.	3	$179,180	$175,698 – $180,907
American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida	3	$135,533	$124,966 – $139,264
Micron Technology, Inc.	3	$175,000	$175,000 – $212,500
Motorola Solutions, Inc.	2	$137,644	$135,361 – $139,927
Otis Elevator Company	2	$141,096	$139,947 – $142,246
Zuvan Renewables LLC	2	$74,984	$74,464 – $75,504
Yieldmo, Inc.	2	$250,000	$250,000 – $250,000
RudderStack Inc	2	$222,500	$221,250 – $223,750
Target Enterprise, Inc.	2	$187,268	$175,134 – $199,402
Roblox Corporation	2	$357,630	$353,270 – $361,990
Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.	2	$169,297	$155,098 – $183,496
Wheels Up Partners LLC	2	$185,687	$185,687 – $185,687
Home Depot Management Company LLC	2	$235,000	$235,000 – $235,000
Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.	2	$203,250	$196,625 – $209,875
Infostretch Corporation	2	$170,000	$170,000 – $170,000
Health Intelligence Company, LLC	2	$179,375	$177,188 – $181,562
BMC Software, Inc.	2	$240,250	$230,375 – $250,125
Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC	2	$98,000	$98,000 – $98,000
Blink Health Group LLC	2	$255,000	$245,000 – $265,000
ADP Technology Services, Inc.	2	$172,661	$171,101 – $174,221
Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership	2	$168,121	$167,182 – $169,060
US Mobile, Inc.	2	$210,000	$210,000 – $210,000
NIKE, Inc.	2	$225,742	$210,371 – $241,114
Premier Research International, LLC	2	$148,741	$148,741 – $148,741
Qualcomm Incorporated	2	$275,344	$275,090 – $275,597
PointPredictive, Inc.	2	$180,000	$180,000 – $180,000
Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation	2	$170,456	$167,728 – $173,184

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Bentonville, AR	29	$179,025	$172,677 – $185,000
Sunnyvale, CA	21	$172,170	$168,154 – $184,000
New York, NY	20	$211,000	$187,622 – $220,478
San Francisco, CA	18	$193,580	$172,942 – $245,000
Mountain View, CA	11	$230,424	$222,712 – $238,994
Bellevue, WA	11	$192,507	$185,687 – $197,607
Boston, MA	11	$190,000	$149,862 – $232,000
Santa Clara, CA	9	$197,694	$167,107 – $260,000
Chicago, IL	9	$159,922	$150,000 – $178,889
Vienna, VA	8	$171,594	$171,012 – $173,924
Seattle, WA	7	$195,000	$192,548 – $205,273
Plano, TX	7	$130,000	$127,500 – $165,000
Atlanta, GA	6	$157,982	$137,399 – $176,742
San Bruno, CA	6	$168,154	$161,020 – $168,154
Alpharetta, GA	5	$171,330	$150,000 – $171,330
Austin, TX	4	$179,926	$162,152 – $193,274
Hoboken, NJ	4	$241,366	$226,924 – $242,567
Philadelphia, PA	4	$170,000	$168,750 – $172,295
San Mateo, CA	4	$289,455	$230,000 – $353,270
Los Angeles, CA	4	$166,555	$164,655 – $179,832

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	2	$74,984
Level II	25	$160,000
Level III	87	$173,859
Level IV	194	$181,436

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	26	$177,500
2024	115	$175,552
2025	114	$174,699
2026	86	$176,332