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Principal Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 226 certified H-1B applications for Principal Scientist roles between Jul 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $142,423.

Median salary offered
$142,423
Middle half earn
$115,289 to $161,477
Top 10% earn over
$175,252
Certified filings
226

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.39$159,837$155,376 – $165,285
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company18$157,423$145,610 – $162,384
Pfizer Inc.9$107,099$102,900 – $127,000
Amgen Inc.7$161,000$156,500 – $165,500
GlaxoSmithKline LLC7$97,500$97,500 – $97,500
Sanofi US Services Inc.6$136,406$125,753 – $136,552
Eli Lilly and Company6$119,110$116,933 – $120,228
Janssen Research & Development, LLC5$165,500$165,200 – $173,800
Calder Biosciences Inc.4$134,000$115,000 – $153,001
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.4$163,548$151,712 – $174,940
Zoetis, Inc.4$125,000$124,500 – $129,000
Cytiva US LLC3$130,543$130,543 – $130,543
Stira Pharmaceuticals LLC3$105,000$100,000 – $120,000
Riconpharma, LLC3$108,800$108,400 – $111,900
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia3$88,046$80,142 – $97,427
American Cancer Society, Inc.3$110,510$93,423 – $110,510
ELC Beauty LLC3$126,250$117,625 – $131,550
DeepNephro, Inc.2$110,000$110,000 – $110,000
ElectraTect, Inc.2$112,237$112,237 – $112,237
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.2$137,280$131,639 – $142,922
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services Mid-Atlantic, LLC.2$65,880$62,940 – $68,820
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.2$172,100$172,100 – $172,100
JangoBio LLC2$72,418$70,209 – $74,626
Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.2$233,784$231,784 – $235,785
Epic Pharma LLC2$130,000$122,500 – $137,500
Genentech, Inc.2$153,302$148,251 – $158,354
Medtronic, Inc.2$128,708$128,033 – $129,382
Pharmavite LLC2$124,500$115,250 – $133,750
TCG GreenChem, Inc2$115,984$109,975 – $121,992
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.2$121,752$119,054 – $124,451
Unnatural Products Inc.2$172,500$163,750 – $181,250
The University of Arizona2$90,000$90,000 – $90,000
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.2$116,095$115,248 – $116,942
Aizen Therapeutics, Inc.1$137,000$137,000 – $137,000
Alamar Biosciences, Inc.1$221,860$221,860 – $221,860
ABB Inc.1$101,700$101,700 – $101,700
Entact Bio, Inc.1$182,500$182,500 – $182,500
Danone North America Public Benefit Corporation1$110,000$110,000 – $110,000
Cyprotex US LLC1$169,289$169,289 – $169,289
Calico Life Sciences LLC1$200,000$200,000 – $200,000
Cepheid1$185,421$185,421 – $185,421
Congruence Therapeutics USA, Inc.1$176,000$176,000 – $176,000
Cryosa, Inc.1$156,000$156,000 – $156,000
CTRL Therapeutics USA Inc.1$160,500$160,500 – $160,500
Celltrion Branchburg, LLC1$119,110$119,110 – $119,110
Alvogen Group Inc.1$153,576$153,576 – $153,576
Berry Global, Inc.1$127,775$127,775 – $127,775
Bayer Research and Development Services LLC1$141,000$141,000 – $141,000
Boston Scientific Corporation1$129,106$129,106 – $129,106
BrickBio Inc.1$126,610$126,610 – $126,610

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Tarrytown, NY39$159,837$155,376 – $165,285
Cambridge, MA15$170,000$126,208 – $177,252
South San Francisco, CA9$170,000$160,000 – $180,411
Collegeville, PA7$97,500$97,500 – $97,500
New Brunswick, NJ5$140,968$136,813 – $146,410
Philadelphia, PA5$88,046$76,814 – $106,808
Seattle, WA4$158,340$143,671 – $168,615
Spring House, PA4$169,500$163,575 – $178,250
Los Angeles, CA4$110,000$107,273 – $115,229
Ridgefield, CT4$163,548$151,712 – $174,940
Branchburg, NJ3$119,110$119,110 – $119,110
Denville, NJ3$108,800$108,400 – $111,900
Fairfield, NJ3$105,000$100,000 – $120,000
Andover, MA3$127,000$117,050 – $135,138
Princeton, NJ3$160,000$159,992 – $160,000
Watertown, MA3$176,799$172,946 – $179,650
New York, NY3$116,207$116,207 – $118,404
Melville, NY3$126,250$117,625 – $131,550
Pensacola, FL3$130,543$130,543 – $130,543
Framingham, MA3$136,552$129,401 – $152,920

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I11$97,500
Level II47$145,000
Level III90$130,543
Level IV76$160,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20235$114,400
202455$140,000
202594$130,543
202672$157,063