H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

PRINCIPAL INVENTIVE SCIENTIST

Occupation profile for PRINCIPAL INVENTIVE SCIENTIST covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $209,848.

FY2026 certified median
$209,848
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$209,848–$209,848
Top employer
AT&T SERVICES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$211,716$206,849$216,583
FY20254$201,982$199,161$210,036
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$209,848$209,848$209,848

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, PRINCIPAL INVENTIVE SCIENTISTFY2024 $211,716; FY2025 $201,982; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $209,848$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$211,716FY2025$201,982FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$209,848Certified median offer, PRINCIPAL INVENTIVE SCIENTISTFY2024 $211,716; FY2025 $201,982; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $209,848$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$211,716FY2025$201,982FY2026*$209,848
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. AT&T SERVICES, INC.7 filings

Top cities

  1. Bedminster4 filings
  2. Middletown3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. AT&T SERVICES, INC. · PRINCIPAL INVENTIVE SCIENTIST7 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1221$107,515$150,738$193,960$237,182
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2041$88,421$116,958$145,475$174,013
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1299$66,914$99,840$132,746$165,672