H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST, BIOLOGY

Occupation profile for PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST, BIOLOGY covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $155,000.

FY2026 certified median
$155,000
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$147,247–$161,251
Top employer
Somite Therapeutics
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20251$106,870$106,870$106,870
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$155,000$147,247$161,251

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST, BIOLOGYFY2025 $106,870; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $155,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$106,870FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$155,000Certified median offer, PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST, BIOLOGYFY2025 $106,870; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $155,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$106,870FY2026*$155,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Somite Therapeutics2 filings
  2. Eli Lilly and Company1 filings
  3. Haku Bio, Inc.1 filings
  4. PFIZER INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Boston3 filings
  2. Cambridge1 filings
  3. Newton1 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 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2031$86,424$107,245$128,086$148,907
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477