What is the H-1B salary for biological scientists, all other?

The median wage offered on certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for biological scientists, all other was $83,000 a year in FY 2026 through Q3; the middle half ranged from $70,533 to $111,555.

How does that compare with all biological scientists, all other?

BLS reports a median of $98,920 a year for all biological scientists, all other in the U.S. (May 2025). Filings cover specific jobs at specific employers and locations, so the two are not directly comparable.

Checked Oct 23, 2026

Biological Scientists, All Other H-1B Salary

Wages offered on certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for biological scientists, all other, decided in fiscal year 2026 through Jun 30, 2026.

Certified filings: 3,530; FY 2026 through Q3
Median offered wage: $83,000; Middle half $70,533 to $111,555
Positions requested: 3,827; On certified filings
Median, all workers: $98,920; BLS OEWS, May 2025

Top employers

Swipe the table sideways to see more columns.

#	Employer	Certified	Median wage
1	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	94	$75,000
2	The Leland Stanford, Jr University	75	$82,000
3	UT Southwestern Medical Center	72	$70,515
4	University of Michigan	68	$64,368
5	Yale University	63	$75,000
6	Harvard University	59	$76,000
7	Howard Hughes Medical Institute	57	$83,549
8	Johns Hopkins University	57	$70,344
9	University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School	57	$70,344
10	National Institutes of Health, HHS	53	$108,778
11	The Broad Institute, Inc.	53	$89,006
12	University of Pittsburgh	44	$64,380
13	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	41	$145,217
14	Children's Hospital Corporation	40	$77,267
15	University of Minnesota	38	$70,000
16	University of California, San Francisco	37	$83,361
17	Zifo Technologies, INC	37	$89,000
18	Emory University	36	$70,750
19	Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.	34	$91,978
20	St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	34	$104,000
21	The Jackson Laboratory	32	$68,072
22	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	29	$69,180
23	Columbia University	28	$81,095
24	H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, INC.	27	$74,318
25	Northwestern University	27	$70,054
26	The University of Chicago	25	$72,000
27	University of Florida	25	$69,000
28	Michigan State University	24	$72,301
29	Eli Lilly and Company	23	$149,965
30	University of Wisconsin System	23	$71,000
31	Baylor College of Medicine	22	$66,396
32	Genentech, Inc.	22	$120,488
33	Texas A&M University	22	$57,500
34	University of California, Berkeley	22	$85,368
35	University of Connecticut Health Center	22	$70,395
36	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	21	$85,322
37	Tempus AI	21	$156,600
38	University of Miami	21	$70,000
39	Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	21	$91,978
40	Amgen Inc.	20	$125,504
41	Schrodinger, Inc.	20	$139,350
42	The Ohio State University	20	$67,912
43	Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	20	$85,309
44	University of California, Davis	20	$80,417
45	AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	19	$130,701
46	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	19	$150,387
47	The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center	19	$92,300
48	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	18	$88,559
49	Regents of the University of California at Riverside	18	$78,456
50	Trustees of Boston University	18	$70,000

Show all 50Show fewer

By work state

Swipe the table sideways to see more columns.

State	Certified	Median wage
Massachusetts	802	$91,978
California	686	$97,469
Texas	258	$68,270
New York	235	$97,500
Maryland	186	$92,945
Pennsylvania	125	$71,448
Connecticut	113	$75,000
Michigan	107	$69,293
Florida	100	$70,000
Illinois	93	$73,000
Washington	88	$86,031
New Jersey	74	$85,588
Georgia	69	$70,000
North Carolina	56	$84,375
Minnesota	53	$76,145
Tennessee	52	$86,723
Missouri	50	$64,630
Ohio	44	$70,172
Wisconsin	34	$75,000
Virginia	32	$82,140
Indiana	30	$68,778
Arizona	27	$75,000
Nebraska	20	$57,402
Rhode Island	19	$75,837
Oregon	17	$99,750
Alabama	15	$80,000
New Hampshire	15	$69,306
Colorado	14	$78,801
Iowa	13	$66,287
Maine	12	$73,861
District of Columbia	11	$76,000
Kansas	11	$75,000
Utah	11	$96,952
New Mexico	9	$85,904
Hawaii	7	$65,000
North Dakota	6	$53,851
Arkansas	5	$70,000
Kentucky	5	$66,948
Oklahoma	5	$58,000
Nevada	4	$65,508
South Carolina	4	$76,179
Louisiana	3	$75,000
Mississippi	3	$60,600
Montana	2	Not reported
West Virginia	2	Not reported
Delaware	1	Not reported
Idaho	1	Not reported
Wyoming	1	Not reported

Show all 48Show fewer

Top work cities

Swipe the table sideways to see more columns.

#	City	Certified	Median wage
1	Boston, MA	315	$78,280
2	Cambridge, MA	260	$110,226
3	New York, NY	134	$94,379
4	Dallas, TX	82	$71,600
5	Ann Arbor, MI	71	$65,000
6	Baltimore, MD	71	$70,344
7	South San Francisco, CA	71	$135,000
8	Houston, TX	70	$77,420
9	San Francisco, CA	69	$88,000
10	Seattle, WA	68	$84,996
11	Stanford, CA	67	$82,800
12	New Haven, CT	65	$75,000
13	Bethesda, MD	63	$104,464
14	Chicago, IL	62	$73,220
15	Worcester, MA	60	$70,938
16	Pittsburgh, PA	54	$64,812
17	San Diego, CA	54	$121,500
18	Atlanta, GA	49	$72,000
19	Los Angeles, CA	42	$82,822
20	Philadelphia, PA	40	$82,618
21	Tarrytown, NY	40	$146,917
22	Waltham, MA	40	$105,166
23	Memphis, TN	36	$95,160
24	Berkeley, CA	32	$89,000
25	Tampa, FL	31	$70,013
26	Madison, WI	30	$75,000
27	Minneapolis, MN	30	$76,459
28	College Station, TX	28	$58,400
29	St. Louis, MO	28	$64,058
30	Miami, FL	24	$71,480

Job titles employers used

Swipe the table sideways to see more columns.

#	Job title	Certified	Median wage
1	Research Fellow	168	$77,267
2	Postdoctoral Associate	136	$67,912
3	Research Associate	129	$74,235
4	Postdoctoral Fellow	122	$68,140
5	Research Scientist	92	$72,862
6	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	84	$64,368
7	Scientist	81	$112,549
8	Postdoctoral Scholar	80	$73,231
9	Associate Research Scientist	75	$76,500
10	Postdoctoral Research Associate	73	$60,484
11	Senior Scientist	52	$134,986
12	Staff Scientist	44	$88,404
13	Assistant Project Scientist	41	$81,300
14	Scientist I	40	$85,575
15	Postdoctoral Scientist	38	$79,000
16	Assistant Professor	37	$128,800
17	Instructor	37	$80,000
18	Senior Research Associate	37	$91,978
19	Postdoctoral Researcher	36	$70,537
20	Research Analyst	34	$94,554
21	Scientist II	34	$120,000
22	Bioinformatics Scientist	32	$112,327
23	Associate Scientist	31	$100,000
24	Postdoctoral Research Affiliate	27	$77,773
25	Basic Life Research Scientist	22	$82,900
26	Post Doctoral Associate	22	$64,178
27	Assistant Research Scientist	21	$65,130
28	Research Associate II	21	$70,762
29	Senior Research Scientist	20	$80,000
30	Bioinformatician	19	$89,422

Prevailing wage levels

Share of certified filings by the DOL wage level of the job

Level I (entry)1,25639.1%
Level II (qualified)97130.2%
Level III (experienced)65120.3%
Level IV (fully competent)33210.3%

Frequently asked questions

What is the H-1B salary for biological scientists, all other?: The median wage offered on certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for biological scientists, all other was $83,000 a year in FY 2026 through Q3; the middle half ranged from $70,533 to $111,555.
How does that compare with all biological scientists, all other?: BLS reports a median of $98,920 a year for all biological scientists, all other in the U.S. (May 2025). Filings cover specific jobs at specific employers and locations, so the two are not directly comparable.

Data sources

H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) Disclosure DataU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification
Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Data as of 06/30/2026

SOC code 19-1029 as listed on the filing.

See something wrong? Request a correction

More jobs data

About this data

Financial and loans: Rates, loan limits, lending data and economic figures are provided for general information only and are not financial, investment, tax or credit advice. Rates shown are published averages and are not an offer of credit. Contact a licensed lender or financial professional about your situation.

H-1B Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) and PERM labor certifications are employer filings with the Department of Labor. A certified LCA or PERM is not a visa or green card approval, and the wage shown is the wage the employer offered on the filing. Totals cover employers only; no applicant is named.

DatenUS is a private website and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. We republish public data from the sources listed on this page. Data can be incomplete, delayed or wrong. Always check the original source before you make a decision.

Our servers read this data automatically from government sources. Errors can come from the source itself or from the way we read, process or display it, and we do not guarantee that it is accurate, complete or current. Verify anything important with the official source.

Report an error Read the full disclaimer