H-1B job title salary

Principal Data Science

#950 most-filed title 46 certified LCAs filed under 3 occupations

Median salary

$138,715

Half earn more, half less

Middle 50%

$135,874 – $142,631

P25 to P75

Change vs prior year

+0%

-3.04% after inflation

Share of all H-1B

46 filings

Principal Data Science pay range

Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.

P10$130,000

P25$135,874

Median$138,715

P75$142,631

P90$154,481

Median by H-1B wage level

Level IV$138,71518 LCAs

Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).

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Based on hrs/week × weeks/year = 2,080 hrs

SOC split

Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.

Data Scientists 89%

Occupation (SOC)	Share	LCAs	P25	Median	P75
Data Scientists 15-2051	89.13%	41	$135,874	$138,715	$142,210

Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.

What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.

Employer	LCAs	Median	vs all sponsors
Discover Products SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	18	$138,715	+0%
Capital One National Association SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	6	$141,549	+2%