Senior Principal Data Scientist, H-1B salary
What 11 H-1B filings report for “Senior Principal Data Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Principal Data Scientist?
$152k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Principal Data Scientist, typically $130k to $220k, across 11 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
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Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Senior Principal Data Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Principal Data Scientist roles are CarGurus and YASH Technologies, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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
- 1CarGurus2 filings$226k
- 2YASH Technologies2 filings$175k
- 3Air Products and Chemicals1 filings$149k
- 4CBRE1 filings$130k
- 5Dataxu1 filings$111k
- 6Janssen1 filings$205k
- 7UKG1 filings$152k
- 8Wall Street Consulting Services1 filings$150k
- 9[24]7.ai1 filings$190k
Related titles in this family
17 filings carry “Senior Principal Data Scientist” in the title, across 4 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Principal Data Scientist, Grad4 filings$140k
- 2Senior Principal Data Scientist (AI Research)1 filings$214k
- 3Senior Principal Data Scientist Global Data Science1 filings$211k
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