H-1B Principal Investigator Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Investigator is $110,000, across 53 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$110,000
Average wage
$113,972
90th percentile
$147,592
Certified LCAs
53
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $57,117
- 25th
- $90,000
- Median
- $110,000
- Average
- $113,972
- 90th
- $147,592
- Highest
- $204,680
Based on 53 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Investigator
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| The Scripps Research Institute | 10 | $135,000 |
| The Research Foundation for SUNY Albany | 3 | $133,296 |
| The Research Foundation for SUNY Polytechnic Institute | 2 | $130,031 |
| We The Village, Inc. | 2 | $125,000 |
| The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention | 1 | $119,900 |
| Corteva Agriscience LLC | 3 | $115,000 |
| Koniag Management Solutions, LLC | 3 | $110,000 |
| Research Foundation for the State University of New York - Albany | 4 | $109,933 |
| Research Foundation for the State University of New York | 3 | $106,461 |
| Nutrition & Biosciences, USA 4, Inc. | 1 | $97,000 |
| National Center for Addiction Studies and Treatment Foundation | 3 | $90,000 |
| NCWR, LLC. | 3 | $90,000 |
| Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | 3 | $80,000 |
| Oklahoma State University | 2 | $74,214 |
| The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital | 1 | $65,000 |
Salaries by location
La Jolla, CA · $135,000Tulsa, OK · $90,000Albany, NY · $110,533New York, NY · $135,000St. Louis, MO · $80,000Columbus, OH · $89,680Indianapolis, IN · $115,000Silver Spring, MD · $102,500Stony Brook, NY · $100,000Utica, NY · $130,031Greenbelt, MD · $125,000Rockville, MD · $119,900Wilmington, DE · $97,000Buffalo, NY · $197,517San Diego, CA · $82,800