H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Principal Scientist

Occupation profile for Senior Principal Scientist covers 23 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $165,000.

FY2026 certified median
$165,000
Total filings
23
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$145,350–$188,051
Top employer
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$148,753$127,083$165,610
FY20253$170,064$145,432$178,547
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$165,000$145,350$188,051

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Principal ScientistFY2024 $148,753; FY2025 $170,064; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $165,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$148,753FY2025$170,064FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$165,000Certified median offer, Senior Principal ScientistFY2024 $148,753; FY2025 $170,064; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $165,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$148,753FY2025$170,064FY2026*$165,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company3 filings
  2. Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.3 filings
  3. Amgen Inc.2 filings
  4. Eli Lilly and Company2 filings
  5. Hazen and Sawyer, D.P.C.2 filings
  6. PFIZER INC.2 filings
  7. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2 filings
  8. Archer Daniels Midland Company1 filings
  9. Epic Pharma LLC1 filings
  10. Genentech, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. South San Francisco5 filings
  2. Cambridge5 filings
  3. Summit2 filings
  4. Fairfax2 filings
  5. San Francisco1 filings
  6. Decatur1 filings
  7. Woburn1 filings
  8. Rockville1 filings
  9. Ewing1 filings
  10. Laurelton1 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
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1042$108,909$133,099$157,310$181,501
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-2051$78,083$94,432$110,781$127,130
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1042$85,550$109,533$133,494$157,477
    2026-27Decatur, ILArea 1950019-1012$55,141$65,541$75,920$86,320
    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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582