Role Filing Pattern
Principal Scientist appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 47 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Principal Scientist H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 17-2141.00
SOC Category: Mechanical Engineers
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+60.8%
Filed H-1B base wages show $159,984 vs BLS national median $99,510
Principal Scientist (SOC 17-2141.00, Mechanical Engineers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 47 filing records. Filed base wages span $110,510 to $187,000 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $159,984. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$159,984
H-1B LCA Filings
47LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$187,000
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Eli Lilly and Company, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, RICONPHARMA, LLC, and Honda Research Institute USA, Inc.. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Tarrytown, NY, Denville, NJ, Cambridge, MA, New York, NY, and Waltham, MA. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$110,510
P25$116,207
Median$159,984
P75$161,154
Max$187,000
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Eli Lilly and Company$119,1106
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$158,0605
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company$145,3433
- 3
- 2
- AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC.$110,5102
- 2
- 2
- STIRA PHARMACEUTICALS LLC$105,0001
- Alloy Therapeutics, Inc.$157,0001
- Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.$117,7901
- 1
- LEICA MICROSYSTEMS INC.$127,0001
- 1
Filed Wage by City
- San Jose, CA$229,7832
- San Francisco, CA$195,0001
- Cambridge, MA$180,0003
- Spring House, PA$165,2001
- Tarrytown, NY$158,0605
- Waltham, MA$142,0002
- New Brunswick, NJ$136,8131
- Solana Beach, CA$117,7901
- New York, NY$116,2073
- Houston, TX$110,5102
- Fairfield, NJ$105,0001
- Denville, NJN/A3
- 2
- 2
- Tucson, AZN/A2
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Principal Scientist?
The median filed base salary for Principal Scientist H-1B LCA records is $159,984 per year.
How many Principal Scientist H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 47 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Principal Scientist role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Principal Scientist?
Top employers filing LCAs for Principal Scientist include: Eli Lilly and Company, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
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