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The Trustees of Princeton University H-1B salaries

The Trustees of Princeton University filed 617 certified H-1B applications between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $74,360 a year. The typical offer was 24% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

Median salary offered
$74,360
Middle half earn
$65,000 to $99,500
Top 10% earn over
$134,888
Certified filings
617

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Pay by job title

Postdoctoral Research Associate257$66,820+5%$65,000 – $70,182
Associate Research Scholar82$78,010–$74,467 – $87,252
Assistant Professor48$148,852+37%$129,485 – $176,250
Senior Research Specialist27$64,500−31%$60,000 – $65,812
Lecturer25$85,752+21%$80,250 – $87,452
Staff Research Physicist17$126,099–$123,092 – $131,591
Research Specialist II16$52,000−13%$45,895 – $58,886
Professional Specialist15$99,976–$89,256 – $111,036
Research Software Engineer II10$135,000–$135,000 – $139,185
Postdoctoral Research Fellow10$75,062+18%$70,920 – $80,894
Associate Professional Specialist10$78,950–$74,676 – $83,750
Associate Research Physicist8$98,904–$96,542 – $106,490
Instructor7$110,300+45%$105,806 – $111,954
Research Scholar6$109,358+52%$103,962 – $118,049
Senior Research Assistant/Postdoctoral Research Associate5$65,000–$63,000 – $65,690
Senior Research Specialist I4$64,500–$62,125 – $64,500
Research Software Engineer3$135,000+2%$124,500 – $135,000
Professor3$275,000+49%$273,740 – $298,332
Postgraduate Research Associate3$65,000–$65,000 – $65,000
Associate Professor3$165,000+29%$165,000 – $207,500
Senior Research Software Engineer3$151,000+3%$146,997 – $151,000
Programmer Lead Data Scientist3$123,000–$121,000 – $123,000
Visiting Research Scholar2$67,350−5%$63,675 – $71,025
Mechanical Design Engineer2$134,220+45%$125,129 – $143,310
Postdoctoral Research Associate/Fellow2$71,050–$68,025 – $74,075
Manager Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy2$85,986–$85,986 – $85,986
Instructor/Assistant Professor2$123,284–$116,792 – $129,777
Senior Solutions Developer2$113,348−1%$111,510 – $115,185
Data Infrastructure Developer2$90,244–$89,122 – $91,366
Data Services Specialist2$89,568–$87,284 – $91,852
Associate Engineer/Strategic Science Initiative Post-doc2$107,484–$107,484 – $107,484
Research Specialist / Senior Research Specialist2$50,232–$47,102 – $53,362
Visiting Assistant Professor2$114,594+64%$107,047 – $122,141
Instrumentation & Control Lead Design Engineer1$150,000–$150,000 – $150,000
Policy & Research Manager1$98,000–$98,000 – $98,000
Predoctoral Research Specialist1$49,000–$49,000 – $49,000
Postdoctoral Research Assocaite1$160,000+121%$160,000 – $160,000
Associate Research Software Engineer1$87,000–$87,000 – $87,000
Engineering Analyst/Project Engineer1$122,354–$122,354 – $122,354
Construction Project Manager, Facilities1$127,500–$127,500 – $127,500
Athletic Trainer1$70,000+37%$70,000 – $70,000
Academic Research Manager1$112,500–$112,500 – $112,500
Associate Research Scholar-Assistant Professor1$110,000–$110,000 – $110,000
Lead Engineer1$130,000−5%$130,000 – $130,000
Lab Manager1$60,000−20%$60,000 – $60,000
Research Software Engineer I1$115,000–$115,000 – $115,000
Project Controls Specialist1$178,120+107%$178,120 – $178,120
Senior Research Scholar1$130,000+4%$130,000 – $130,000
Senior Research Associate/Postdoctoral Research Associate1$67,500–$67,500 – $67,500
Senior Lecturer1$97,000+20%$97,000 – $97,000

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
Princeton, NJ602$73,158$65,000 – $99,310
San Diego, CA4$124,596$122,346 – $126,574
Arlington, VA3$85,000$84,494 – $85,000
Chicago, IL1$88,000$88,000 – $88,000
Cambridge, MA1$64,500$64,500 – $64,500
Manhattan, KS1$74,800$74,800 – $74,800
Madison, WI1$85,000$85,000 – $85,000
New York, NY1$82,500$82,500 – $82,500
Santa Clara, CA1$144,000$144,000 – $144,000
Sante Fe, NM1$90,000$90,000 – $90,000
Warrenville, IL1$92,488$92,488 – $92,488

By year

202360$73,375
2024228$71,624
2025212$74,757
2026117$77,100

By experience level

Level I430$68,000
Level II157$110,072
Level III26$108,261
Level IV4$273,740

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

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