Principal Investigator H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 63 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Principal Investigator positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $119,088 (median $113,147), with reported wages ranging from $57,117 to $221,458 across 26 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Principal Investigator: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY ALBANY; THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE; RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK - ALBANY; DONALD DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER; THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY ESF. Most filings in: NY, CA, OK.