H-1B Principal Research Scientist Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Research Scientist is $148,000, across 105 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$148,000
Average wage
$160,757
90th percentile
$269,400
Certified LCAs
105
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $59,758
- 25th
- $120,000
- Median
- $148,000
- Average
- $160,757
- 90th
- $269,400
- Highest
- $300,000
Based on 104 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Research Scientist
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 8 | $272,000 |
| Harvard University | 2 | $224,244 |
| Upstart Network, Inc. | 3 | $220,700 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 11 | $189,400 |
| NORC | 2 | $187,000 |
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $169,146 |
| Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc. | 5 | $156,012 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 4 | $149,527 |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 5 | $130,000 |
| ULC Technologies | 2 | $130,000 |
| Concrete AI, Inc. | 2 | $125,000 |
| Northeastern University | 4 | $115,000 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER | 7 | $114,889 |
| VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. | 2 | $94,058 |
| USWM, LLC | 3 | $90,152 |
Salaries by location
Bellevue, WA · $245,565Cambridge, MA · $150,000Boston, MA · $116,556Houston, TX · $112,694Seattle, WA · $200,000New York, NY · $141,586Louisville, KY · $90,152San Francisco, CA · $130,000Somerville, MA · $169,146Marina Del Rey, CA · $160,000South San Francisco, CA · $119,517West Henriette, NY · $94,058Hauppauge, NY · $130,000Santa Clara, CA · $221,582Los Angeles, CA · $125,000