H-1B Salary Lookup

Principal Research Scientist H-1B Salary by Company

25 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Principal Research Scientist" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Computer and Information Research Scientists, Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists, Statisticians.

$177,000Median salary
$123,11125th percentile
$272,00075th percentile
25Filings

Top-paying companies for Principal Research Scientist

Employers with at least 3 filings for this title, ranked by median offered salary.

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Nvidia5$272,000$272,000 – $272,000
AbbVie4$166,032$159,500 – $174,548
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center3$115,496$115,192 – $118,907

Companies filing the most Principal Research Scientist H-1Bs

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Nvidia5$272,000$272,000 – $272,000
AbbVie4$166,032$159,500 – $174,548
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center3$115,496$115,192 – $118,907
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories2$202,346$201,190 – $203,501
Research Foundation for the State University of New York2$120,000$120,000 – $120,000
The University of Alabama in Huntsville2$127,140$118,211 – $136,070
Upstart Network2$243,600$232,150 – $255,050
Abbvie Biotherapeutics1$177,000$177,000 – $177,000
Infrrd1$280,000$280,000 – $280,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Northeastern University1$123,111$123,111 – $123,111
Nunchaku AI1$300,000$300,000 – $300,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Bellevue, WA4$272,000
Houston, TX3$115,496
Cambridge, MA3$200,035
Stony Brook, NY2$120,000
Huntsville, AL2$127,140
Santa Clara, CA1$272,000
Quincy, MA1$300,000
North Chicago, IL1$155,000
Austin, TX1$266,500
San Jose, CA1$280,000
Irvine, CA1$161,000
Boston, MA1$123,111
South San Francisco, CA1$177,000
Madison, WI1$171,064
Seattle, WA1$220,700

Wage levels

Level I4% · 1
Level II25% · 6
Level III25% · 6
Level IV46% · 11

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).