H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Research Scientist

Occupation profile for Principal Research Scientist covers 48 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $204,656.

FY2026 certified median
$204,656
Total filings
48
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$120,000–$272,000
Top employer
NVIDIA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202415$169,146$150,000$220,000
FY202521$171,064$138,590$200,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$204,656$120,000$272,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Research ScientistFY2024 $169,146; FY2025 $171,064; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $204,656$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$169,146FY2025$171,064FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$204,656Certified median offer, Principal Research ScientistFY2024 $169,146; FY2025 $171,064; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $204,656$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$169,146FY2025$171,064FY2026*$204,656
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. NVIDIA Corporation6 filings
  2. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center6 filings
  3. Amazon.com Services LLC3 filings
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 filings
  5. Upstart Network, Inc.3 filings
  6. Boston Scientific Corporation2 filings
  7. Cerence Operating Company2 filings
  8. Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.2 filings
  9. Motorola Solutions, Inc.2 filings
  10. Northeastern University2 filings

Top cities

  1. Bellevue8 filings
  2. Cambridge6 filings
  3. Houston5 filings
  4. San Jose2 filings
  5. South San Francisco2 filings
  6. Somerville2 filings
  7. Shoreview2 filings
  8. Stony Brook2 filings
  9. King of Prussia2 filings
  10. Los Angeles1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1221$96,678$133,702$170,726$207,750
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1042$63,190$77,813$92,435$107,058
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2041$90,605$102,003$113,422$124,821
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2012$80,766$105,186$129,584$154,003
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2031$93,683$111,946$130,187$148,450
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2031$71,261$84,760$98,259$111,758
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2041$63,253$85,530$107,786$130,062