H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Scientist I

Occupation profile for Principal Scientist I covers 56 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $113,464.

FY2026 certified median
$113,464
Total filings
56
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$103,766–$115,632
Top employer
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202418$115,565$108,306$129,033
FY202521$117,281$105,331$126,157
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)17$113,464$103,766$115,632

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Scientist IFY2024 $115,565; FY2025 $117,281; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $113,464$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$115,565FY2025$117,281FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$113,464Certified median offer, Principal Scientist IFY2024 $115,565; FY2025 $117,281; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $113,464$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$115,565FY2025$117,281FY2026*$113,464
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.42 filings
  2. Schrodinger, Inc.4 filings
  3. Frontage Laboratories, Inc.2 filings
  4. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.2 filings
  5. AbbVie Inc.1 filings
  6. ALCAMI CAROLINAS CORPORATION1 filings
  7. Altria Client Services LLC1 filings
  8. Charles River Laboratories, Inc.1 filings
  9. Meadowhawk Biolabs, Inc.1 filings
  10. Origin Wireless, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cambridge31 filings
  2. San Diego9 filings
  3. New York4 filings
  4. Emeryville2 filings
  5. Pleasanton2 filings
  6. Exton2 filings
  7. Irvine1 filings
  8. Atlanta1 filings
  9. Marlborough1 filings
  10. Worcester1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. · Principal Scientist I42 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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2031$77,002$103,626$130,250$156,874
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1029$75,795$95,930$116,085$136,219
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-2031$63,981$82,534$101,067$119,621
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
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 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-2031$62,899$82,888$102,898$122,886