Principal Research Scientist H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 115 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Principal Research Scientist positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $164,597 (median $150,000), with reported wages ranging from $59,758 to $300,000 across 55 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Principal Research Scientist: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC; NVIDIA CORPORATION; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER; MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC.; BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION. Most filings in: MA, CA, WA.