Principal Data Scientist, H-1B salary
What 703 H-1B filings report for “Principal Data Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Data Scientist?
$170k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Data Scientist, typically $112k to $225k, across 703 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $205k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York46$205k+$35k
- 2Washington43$193k+$23k
- 3California209$180k+$10k
- 4Arkansas46$174k+$4k
- 5New Jersey40$170ksame
- 6Texas63$162k−$8k
- 7Illinois34$160k−$10k
- 8Massachusetts40$150k−$20k
- 9Georgia39$150k−$20k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $170kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Principal Data Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Data Scientist roles are Walmart, Aetna, Elevance Health, IBM, and Fidelity, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Data Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Walmart100 filings$174k
- 2Aetna20 filings$209k
- 3Elevance Health18 filings$121k
- 4IBM15 filings$188k
- 5Fidelity14 filings$110k
- 6Navy Federal Credit Union13 filings$172k
- 7AT&T13 filings$185k
- 8Capital One13 filings$107k
- 9Atlassian12 filings$191k
- 10Amazon12 filings$198k
- 11Shipt9 filings$189k
- 12Optum9 filings$145k
- 13BCG8 filings$230k
- 14ADP8 filings$146k
- 15Comcast8 filings$125k
- 16Citizens Financial Group6 filings$134k
- 17Assurant6 filings$121k
- 18Red Hat6 filings$155k
- 19Rocktop Partners6 filings$200k
- 20Autodesk5 filings$160k
- 21Blink Health5 filings$235k
- 22Dun & Bradstreet5 filings$156k
- 23Intuit5 filings$230k
- 24Meijer5 filings$145k
- 25T-Mobile5 filings$185k
- 26Ascentt Systems4 filings$128k
- 27Direct Supply4 filings$150k
- 28Johnson & Johnson4 filings$188k
- 29Shutterfly4 filings$157k
- 30The Bank of New York Mellon4 filings$204k
- 31Humana4 filings$97k
- 32Salesforce4 filings$153k
- 33Target4 filings$180k
- 34Wheels Up4 filings$180k
- 35Nike4 filings$228k
- 362K Games3 filings$156k
- 37Amgen3 filings$179k
- 38BMC Software3 filings$221k
- 39Box3 filings$177k
- 40Cryoocyte3 filings$150k
- 41Genpact3 filings$111k
- 42Fractal Analytics3 filings$81k
- 43Genentech3 filings$177k
- 44Blue Health Intelligence3 filings$184k
- 45Janssen3 filings$180k
- 46Micron3 filings$175k
- 47OnSolve3 filings$195k
- 48PointPredictive3 filings$180k
- 49The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center3 filings$160k
- 50Walgreen Co.3 filings$206k
Related titles in this family
843 filings carry “Principal Data Scientist” in the title, across 75 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Principal Data Scientist I27 filings$165k
- 2Senior Principal Data Scientist11 filings$152k
- 3Sr. Principal Data Scientist6 filings$154k
- 4Advice Principal Data Scientist5 filings$220k
- 5Principal Data Scientist - II5 filings$142k
- 6Associate Principal Data Scientist4 filings$124k
- 7Principal Data Scientist, Search Engine4 filings$219k
- 8Senior Principal Data Scientist, Grad4 filings$140k
- 9Principal Data Scientist Commercial Analytics3 filings$146k
- 10Principal Data Scientist (20012.1385)2 filings$110k
- 11Principal Data Scientist (Algorithm)2 filings$205k
- 12Principal Data Scientist (Bioinformatics)2 filings$144k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal Data Scientist”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.