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Principal Research Scientist: H-1B salaries

72 labor condition applications used the job title Principal Research Scientist. Median offered base salary $168,000; middle half $120,000–$208,000.

Applications (LCAs)72

Median offered salary$168,000

Middle half of salaries$120,000–$208,000

10th–90th percentile$109,902–$270,400

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Amazon.com Services LLC	9	$194,600
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	8	$114,944
NVIDIA Corporation	6	$272,000
Upstart Network, Inc.	4	$220,700
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	3	$149,527
Northeastern University	3	$120,000
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.	3	$200,035
NMC, Inc	2	$109,512
NCS Pearson, Inc.	2	$200,000
Motorola Solutions, Inc.	2	$169,146
Cerence Operating Company	2	$180,000
Boston Scientific Corporation	2	—
Research Foundation for the State University of New York	2	$120,000
Ideaya Biosciences Inc.	1	$119,517
Viavi Solutions, Inc.	1	$94,058
CVPath Institute, Inc.	1	$115,000
InnoPeak Technology, Inc.	1	$185,515
Xoran Technologies, LLC	1	$120,000
Harvard University	1	$204,975
Lyons Magnus, LLC	1	$92,761
Deep Health, Inc.	1	$210,000
University of Illinois	1	$180,000
Microvast Power Solutions, Inc.	1	$125,486
Keystone Strategy LLC	1	$245,565
Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc.	1	$167,000
Runway AI, Inc.	1	$270,000
AbbVie Bioresearch Center Inc.	1	$168,000
Georgia Institute of Technology	1	$147,000
Eastman Chemical Company	1	$139,016
Concrete AI, Inc.	1	$125,000
Bridgene Biosciences, Inc.	1	$138,590
Norc	1	$200,000
AbbVie Inc.	1	$171,064
Nunchaku AI, Inc.	1	$300,000
TScan Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$95,000
Schlumberger Technology Corporation	1	$170,300
Infrrd, Inc.	1	$280,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level II (qualified)	$121,159
Level III (experienced)	$120,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$200,000

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	20	$127,382
FY2024	16	$169,146
FY2025	19	$168,000
FY2026	14	$202,346

Cities

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).