H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST

Occupation profile for PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST covers 237 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $155,196.

FY2026 certified median
$155,196
Total filings
237
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$128,000–$168,920
Top employer
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202457$139,010$116,565$157,795
FY202591$135,631$112,237$155,401
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)89$155,196$128,000$168,920

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, PRINCIPAL SCIENTISTFY2024 $139,010; FY2025 $135,631; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $155,196$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$139,010FY2025$135,631FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$155,196Certified median offer, PRINCIPAL SCIENTISTFY2024 $139,010; FY2025 $135,631; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $155,196$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$139,010FY2025$135,631FY2026*$155,196
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.40 filings
  2. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company18 filings
  3. PFIZER INC.10 filings
  4. Amgen Inc.7 filings
  5. GlaxoSmithKline LLC7 filings
  6. Eli Lilly and Company6 filings
  7. Sanofi US Services Inc.6 filings
  8. Calder Biosciences Inc.5 filings
  9. BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.4 filings
  10. Janssen Research & Development, LLC4 filings

Top cities

  1. Tarrytown40 filings
  2. Cambridge15 filings
  3. South San Francisco9 filings
  4. Collegeville7 filings
  5. New Brunswick6 filings
  6. Philadelphia5 filings
  7. Los Angeles4 filings
  8. Ridgefield4 filings
  9. Andover4 filings
  10. Denville4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST40 filings
  2. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company · PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST18 filings
  3. PFIZER INC. · PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST10 filings
  4. Amgen Inc. · PRINCIPAL 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 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2031$66,186$81,994$97,781$113,589
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1042$67,829$95,160$122,512$149,843
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1029$73,382$92,352$111,322$130,291