Principal Investigator, H-1B salary
What 85 H-1B filings report for “Principal Investigator” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Principal Investigator?
$112k median H-1B base salary for a Principal Investigator, typically $79k to $153k, across 85 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York34$118k+$6k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $112kfor 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 Investigator?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Principal Investigator roles are Research Foundation for SUNY, Nationwide Children's Hospital, and Scripps Research, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Principal Investigator filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Research Foundation for SUNY28 filings$114k
- 2Nationwide Children's Hospital7 filings$92k
- 3Scripps Research5 filings$135k
- 4Corteva3 filings$115k
- 5Donald Danforth Plant Science Center3 filings$80k
- 6Howard Hughes3 filings$214k
- 7Koniag Management Solutions3 filings$110k
- 8Ncwr, LLC.3 filings$90k
- 9National Center for Addiction Studies and Treatment Foundation3 filings$90k
- 10Catalina Biotech, Inc2 filings$150k
- 11DuPont2 filings$120k
- 12GSK2 filings$113k
- 13Infocoding Labs, Inc.2 filings$112k
- 14Mentia DTX, Inc.2 filings$197k
- 15Oklahoma State University2 filings$74k
- 16We The Village, Inc.2 filings$125k
- 17San Diego State University Research Foundation2 filings$74k
- 18Aivocode, Inc1 filings$80k
- 19Benaroya Research Institute1 filings$126k
- 20Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates1 filings$150k
- 21Chan Zuckerberg Biohub1 filings$145k
- 22Nutrition & Biosciences, USA 41 filings$97k
- 23Pediatric Academic Association1 filings$205k
- 24Science Valley Association1 filings$110k
- 25Stowers Institute for Medical Research1 filings$170k
- 26The Metis Foundation1 filings$62k
- 27New York Stem Cell Foundation1 filings$113k
- 28The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention1 filings$120k
Related titles in this family
139 filings carry “Principal Investigator” in the title, across 32 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Research Scientist & Principal Investigator6 filings$133k
- 2Principal Investigator I5 filings$90k
- 3Principal Investigator, Analytical Development3 filings$155k
- 4R&d Staff Member, Fb Cvd Principal Investigator3 filings$145k
- 5Bioanalytical Principal Investigator2 filings$103k
- 6Co-Principal Investigator2 filings$84k
- 7Director of Research & Development/Principal Investigator2 filings$87k
- 8Principal Investigator, Biologics Analytical Sciences2 filings$162k
- 9Principal Investigator, Chemistry2 filings$150k
- 10Principal Investigator, Pharmaceutical Development2 filings$133k
- 11Principal Investigator/Project Director2 filings$94k
- 12Principal Investigator, Quality Assurance2 filings$127k
Figures are for the exact title “Principal Investigator”; 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.