Principal Associate Scientist, H-1B salary
What 30 H-1B filings report for “Principal Associate Scientist” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Associate Scientist?
$115k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Associate Scientist, typically $88k to $138k, across 30 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2019 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Massachusetts29$115ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $115kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Principal Associate Scientist?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Associate Scientist roles are Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Dragonfly Therapeutics, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Associate Scientist filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Alnylam Pharmaceuticals9 filings$105k
- 2Dragonfly Therapeutics4 filings$132k
- 3Alloy Therapeutics2 filings$115k
- 4Genetix Biotherapeutics2 filings$117k
- 5Northway Biotech2 filings$83k
- 6Vor Biopharma2 filings$106k
- 7Zag Bio2 filings$129k
- 82seventy bio1 filings$140k
- 9Codiak Biosciences1 filings$115k
- 10Compass Therapeutics1 filings$89k
- 11City Therapeutics1 filings$115k
- 12FogPharma1 filings$115k
- 13Mediar Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings$104k
- 14Prellis Biologics1 filings$121k
Related titles in this family
60 filings carry “Principal Associate Scientist” in the title, across 24 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Principal Associate Scientist, Gene Therapy3 filings$105k
- 2Principal Associate Scientist, Research3 filings$89k
- 3Principal Associate Scientist (Cellular/Molecular Biology)2 filings$100k
- 4Principal Associate Scientist of Immune Cell Engineering2 filings$105k
- 5Principal Associate Scientist, R&d2 filings$128k
- 6Lab Technician / Principal Associate Scientist1 filings$125k
- 7Principal Associate Scientist (00062235)1 filings$92k
- 8Principal Associate Scientist, Analytical Chemistry1 filings$117k
- 9Principal Associate Scientist, Analytical Development1 filings$114k
- 10Principal Associate Scientist, Biology/Immuno-Oncology1 filings$121k
- 11Principal Associate Scientist Chem & Mol Therapeutics1 filings$96k
- 12Principal Associate Scientist, Gene Editing, Off-Target1 filings$95k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal Associate Scientist”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.