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Analysis Skills9%Leadership6%Communication Skills5%Education level
Master's degree47%Doctorate45%Bachelor's degree8%Years of experience
1-2 years2%3-5 years6%6-10 years12%Current company
MaxWave Research LLC(Private)AAATime at current job
Less than a year14%1-2 years24%2-5 years38%
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Last updated: Aug 27, 2026
Principal Data Scientist: Cost of hiring?
- Common salary in US: $180,896 yearly
- Typical salaries range from $124,560 – $262,711 yearly
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Senior Data Scientist - NLP
White Lake, Michigan
Licenses & certifications
Top Secret ClearanceIAT Level IISpecial Access ProgramDoD 8570TS/SCICompTIA Security++5 moreSkills
Cross-ValidationScalabilityDimensionality ReductionFeature ExtractionDistributed ComputingSupervising ExperiencePrincipal Data Scientist & ML Engineer
Boise, Idaho
Licenses & certifications
Dimensionality ReductionTravis CIHidden Markov ModelsMDPTS/SCITorch+12 moreSkills
Product ManagementAnalysis SkillsCommunication SkillsTime ManagementLeadershipGenerative ModelsSenior Data Scientist
Bethesda, Maryland
Licenses & certifications
Driver's LicenseConfidential ClearanceSecret ClearanceSkills
LeadershipCommunication SkillsOperations ResearchBusiness CoachingOrganization DesignAssistant Manager ExperienceSenior Data Scientist Consultant
Portland, Oregon
Licenses & certifications
Series 7AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateSeries 66Skills
Apache PigDistributed ComputingScalabilityOpen Source ContributionAnalysis SkillsLeadershipSenior Data Scientist
Austin, Texas
Licenses & certifications
Driver's LicenseSecret ClearanceSkills
Analysis SkillsOutlier DetectionAI ModelsStatistical SoftwarePredictive AnalysisData Visualization Software ProficiencyPrincipal Data Scientist
Battle Ground, Washington State
Licenses & certifications
TS/SCICompTIA Security+Skills
Communication SkillsLinear RegressionDistributed ComputingScalabilityGitlab CI/CDDatabase Systems
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According to the candidates available on Smart Sourcing, the most common skills for a principal data scientist include: analysis skills, leadership and communication skills.
What licenses or certifications are common for a principal data scientist?
Common licenses or certifications for principal data scientists include: Driver's License, TS/SCI and CompTIA Security+.
What are some job titles related to principal data scientists?
According to Indeed's Smart Sourcing data, job titles related to principal data scientists include: senior data scientist, senior data scientist - NLP and consultant.
What level of education is common for a principal data scientist?
Master's degree is the most common level of education for a principal data scientist in the US, according to available candidates on Smart Sourcing.
How many years of experience is common for a principal data scientist?
Most principal data scientists have 25 years of professional experience.
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