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PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER H1B Salary Data

FY2015 – FY2025 • 15 employers • Official DOL Data

$173K

Median Salary

Total Filings

$146K–$218K

Middle 50%

Employers

P10: $75KP25: $146KMedian: $173KP75: $218KP90: $240K

Top Paying Companies

TENCENT AMERICA LLC

$240K

10 filings

MICROSOFT CORPORATION

$217K

11 filings

FUJITSU RESEARCH OF AMERICA, INC.

$200K

1 filings

NIKE, INC.

$171K

2 filings

PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC.

$168K

14 filings

TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TEMA)

$160K

1 filings

TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. (TMNA)

$160K

1 filings

NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS US LLC

$156K

1 filings

SYMANTEC CORPORATION

$155K

1 filings

HOUZZ, INC.

$150K

1 filings

Top Cities

Redmond, WA

$125K

50,554 filings

Bellevue, WA

$134K

8,730 filings

Columbus,, IN

$80K

5,030 filings

Mountain View, CA

$145K

3,987 filings

Redmond, WASHINGTON

$117K

3,248 filings

Santa Clara,, CA

$168K

3,073 filings

Chicago, IL

$96K

3,038 filings

Beaverton, OR

$112K

2,573 filings

PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER Salary Trend by Year

FY2015

$228K

2 filings

FY2016

$153K

2 filings

FY2017

$198K

2 filings

FY2018

$228K

3 filings

FY2019

$221K

5 filings

FY2020

$154K

11 filings

FY2021