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Principal Scientist salaries

201 H-1B & PERM records for "Principal Scientist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Skyhawk Therapeutics Principal Scientist/Program Manager Waltham, MA $226283 Green Card Jan 18, 2021
Flagship Pioneering, Inc. Principal Scientist $225000 - $230000 Green Card Mar 31, 2025
Gritstone Bio, Inc. Principal Scientist, Machine Learning Cambridge, MA $205485 H-1B Jun 28, 2021
Novo Nordisk Research & Development US,… Principal Scientist - Translational Research Lexington, MA $205000 H-1B 2025
Anheuser-Busch, LLC Principal Scientist, Applied Research $200000 - $249000 Green Card Nov 27, 2023
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION Analytic Science - Principal Scientist San Rafael, CA $200000 Green Card Aug 18, 2022
10x Genomics, Inc. Principal Scientist Pleasanton, CA $200000 - $235000 H-1B Jan 12, 2023
Seaport Therapeutics Inc Principal Scientist (00069869) Boston, MA $190000 - $210000 H-1B Jul 3, 2024
10X GENOMICS, INC. Principal Scientist, Molecular Biology Pleasanton, CA $190000 - $215000 Green Card Jul 14, 2022
Visterra, Inc. Principal Scientist, Research $187000 - $197000 Green Card May 15, 2024
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP Principal Scientist Gaithersburg, MD $186310 Green Card Nov 5, 2021
Schrodinger, Inc. Principal Scientist II New York, NY $185000 H-1B Jun 2, 2022
CEPHEID Principal Scientist $180370 Green Card Dec 26, 2023
Plantible Foods, Inc. Principal Scientist - Process Development $180000 Green Card Oct 29, 2024
Sage Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Scientist, Formulation Development $180000 Green Card Jun 9, 2024
Nucleus Labs, Inc. Principal Scientist Rochester, MN $180000 H-1B Sep 12, 2023
ABBVIE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC. PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST I, IN VIVO PHARMACOLOGY SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $177000 - $197000 H-1B 2025
Sentera, Inc. Principal Scientist Minneapolis, MN $176000 Green Card Apr 13, 2020
SCHRÖDINGER, INC. PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST II NEW YORK, NY $175500 H-1B Aug 10, 2021
Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc. Principal Scientist II $175200 - $234400 Green Card Aug 12, 2024
Leica Microsystems Inc. Principal Scientist Waltham, MA $175000 H-1B Apr 28, 2026
Leica Microsystems Inc. Principal Scientist & Manager Waltham, MA $175000 H-1B Jun 9, 2026
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION Analytic Science - Principal Scientist SAN JOSE, CA $175000 - $215000 Green Card Apr 20, 2018
NAUTILUS BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. Principal Scientist, Sequencing San Carlos, CA $170000 - $200000 Green Card Feb 10, 2023
MedGenome, Inc. Sr. Principal Scientist & Director(Biology & Bioi… Foster City, CA $170000 H-1B Nov 28, 2022
NAUTILUS BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. Principal Scientist, Sequencing San Carlos, CA $170000 - $200000 Green Card Feb 10, 2023
10x Genomics, Inc. Principal Scientist Pleasanton, CA $170000 - $200000 H-1B Jan 29, 2021
Rheos Medicines, Inc. Principal Scientist, Bioinformatics and Computati… Cambridge, MA $170000 Green Card Jul 17, 2019
Schrodinger, Inc. Principal Scientist I $169200 Green Card Jan 23, 2024
Mary Kay Inc. Principal Scientist, Product Stewardship $169146 Green Card Aug 10, 2023
ROCHE SEQUENCING SOLUTIONS INC. Principal Scientist (Sequencing Technology) Santa Clara, CA $166944 Green Card Jan 7, 2020
SHIRE HUMAN GENETIC THERAPIES SHGT INC Senior Manufacturing Science & Technology Princip… Lexington, MA $166900 - $250300 Green Card Aug 19, 2020
SHIRE HUMAN GENETIC THERAPIES SHGT INC Senior Manufacturing Science & Technology Princip… Lexington, MA $166900 - $250300 Green Card Aug 18, 2020
SHIRE HUMAN GENETIC THERAPIES SHGT INC Senior Manufacturing Science & Technology Princip… Lexington, MA $166900 - $250300 Green Card Aug 18, 2020
Genentech, Inc. Principal Scientist, Technical Development $166400 - $222000 Green Card May 20, 2025
MedGenome, Inc. Sr. Principal Scientist & Director (Biology & Bio… Foster City, CA $166400 - $181800 H-1B 2025
TERGUS PHARMA Principal Scientist, Pharmaceutical Sciences Durham, NC $165464 Green Card Jun 22, 2021
GentiBio, Inc. Principal Scientist Cambridge, MA $165000 - $175000 H-1B Feb 17, 2026
Meadowhawk Biolabs, Inc. Principal Scientist II $165000 Green Card Feb 6, 2025
Xaira Therapeutics, Inc. Principal Scientist South San Francisco, CA $164000 - $240000 H-1B Apr 28, 2025
Flagship Labs 92, Inc. Principal Scientist Cambridge, MA $160000 - $170000 H-1B Sep 9, 2022
Torus Biosystems, Inc. Principal Scientist Cambridge, MA $160000 H-1B Mar 4, 2021
AMGEN INC. Principal Scientist, Process Development Thousand Oaks, CA $160000 Green Card Jan 14, 2020
Combangio, Inc. Principal Scientist Menlo Park, CA $157500 Green Card Mar 27, 2021
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Principal Scientist Tarrytown, NY $155000 H-1B Oct 9, 2023
BlueRock Therapeutics LP Principal Scientist, Genome Engineering New York, NY $155000 H-1B May 25, 2022
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Principal Scientist (Ref: 7509) $154000 - $157000 Green Card Oct 31, 2023
JANSSEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, LLC Principal Scientist, Drug Development Scientific … RARITAN, NJ $152651 - $160000 Green Card Apr 20, 2018
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. Principal Scientist $152208 - $175968 Green Card Jul 24, 2024
Schrˆdinger, Inc. PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST II NEW YORK, NY $151000 H-1B Oct 17, 2019
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