Novartis Principal Scientist Salaries | Glassdoor ← Back to … Dismiss. / year. Novartis Pharmaceuticals employees earn $71,000 annually on average, or $34 per hour. Salary 83. Skip to main content LinkedIn. Based on 12 salaries posted anonymously by Novartis Senior Principal Scientist employees in Tórshavn. Senior Principal Scientist Maddy Simpson, Andrew Dunn, and Alex Nicoll. The typical Novartis Principal Scientist salary is £50,844 per year. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Salaries Principal Scientist Salary in Boston, Massachusetts | Salary.com