H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Scientist II

Occupation profile for Principal Scientist II covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $125,663.

FY2026 certified median
$125,663
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$104,858–$146,243
Top employer
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$118,331$114,785$124,727
FY20257$129,251$126,006$140,213
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$125,663$104,858$146,243

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Scientist IIFY2024 $118,331; FY2025 $129,251; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $125,663$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$118,331FY2025$129,251FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$125,663Certified median offer, Principal Scientist IIFY2024 $118,331; FY2025 $129,251; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $125,663$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$118,331FY2025$129,251FY2026*$125,663
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.11 filings
  2. Meadowhawk Biolabs, Inc.2 filings
  3. Origin Wireless, Inc.2 filings
  4. Schrodinger, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cambridge8 filings
  2. San Diego2 filings
  3. Marlborough2 filings
  4. Emeryville1 filings
  5. Palo Alto1 filings
  6. Redwood City1 filings
  7. San Jose1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. · Principal Scientist II11 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 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-2031$77,002$103,626$130,250$156,874
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1021$81,827$104,270$126,693$149,136
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-2031$63,981$82,534$101,067$119,621
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2071$106,038$133,973$161,886$189,821
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1021$85,488$111,114$136,760$162,386