Principal Researcher H1B Salary & Sponsorship Overview (2026)

Employers filed 43 H1B Labor Condition Applications for Principal Researcher positions, based on official US Department of Labor disclosure data. The average offered salary is $174,202 (median $170,872), with reported wages ranging from $64,875 to $327,000 across 14 sponsoring employers.

Top H1B sponsors for Principal Researcher: PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.; TENCENT AMERICA LLC; THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS; MICROSOFT CORPORATION; THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. Most filings in: CA, IL, WA.