H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Principal Scientist

Occupation profile for Sr. Principal Scientist covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $151,674.

FY2026 certified median
$151,674
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$132,184–$184,140
Top employer
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20252$169,735$164,365$175,105
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$151,674$132,184$184,140

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Principal ScientistFY2025 $169,735; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $151,674$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$169,735FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$151,674Certified median offer, Sr. Principal ScientistFY2025 $169,735; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $151,674$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$169,735FY2026*$151,674
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2 filings
  2. Amgen Inc.1 filings
  3. Celltrion Branchburg, LLC1 filings
  4. Eli Lilly and Company1 filings
  5. GlaxoSmithKline LLC1 filings
  6. Sanofi Pasteur Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Tarrytown2 filings
  2. Thousand Oaks1 filings
  3. Waltham1 filings
  4. Branchburg1 filings
  5. New York1 filings
  6. Collegeville1 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 1446019-2031$77,002$103,626$130,250$156,874
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2031$84,219$104,686$125,154$145,621
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2112$82,618$98,571$114,546$130,499
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-2031$66,186$81,994$97,781$113,589
    2026-27Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAArea 3710019-2031$61,152$76,419$91,686$106,954
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1021$88,566$110,552$132,558$154,544