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Biochemists And Biophysicists H-1B salaries
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data SOC 19-1021
Employers filed 2,384 certified H-1B applications for biochemists and biophysicists (July 2025 to June 2026), from 508 employers.
Nationally, the middle half of offers were $70,500 to $102,000, with a median of $79,500.
Of the 6 metro areas with at least 100 filings, the highest median offer was in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($103,000) and the lowest in Memphis, TN-MS-AR ($72,500).
By city
Metro areas with at least 25 filings. Areas with 100 or more have their own page.
| Metro area | Filings | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 337 | $77,500 | $100,500 | $127,500 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 230 | $83,000 | $103,000 | $138,000 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 203 | $75,000 | $90,000 | $121,500 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 181 | $65,500 | $72,500 | $86,500 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 108 | $77,000 | $82,500 | $98,000 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 101 | $66,500 | $74,500 | $81,000 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 87 | $77,500 | $80,000 | $91,500 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 85 | $70,500 | $78,000 | $97,000 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 80 | $80,500 | $94,500 | $120,500 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 75 | $69,000 | $78,000 | $78,500 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 58 | $69,500 | $75,500 | $80,000 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 53 | $64,000 | $70,000 | $75,000 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 52 | $70,500 | $73,500 | $80,500 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 47 | $78,000 | $85,000 | $99,000 |
| New Haven, CT | 40 | $75,000 | $78,000 | $99,500 |
| Columbus, OH | 39 | $64,500 | $75,500 | $80,000 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 32 | $64,500 | $72,000 | $83,000 |
Wage levels
| Level | Share of filings (US) |
|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 52% |
| Level II (qualified) | 32% |
| Level III (experienced) | 9% |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 6% |
Top sponsors nationally
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM) |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Jude Children'S Research Hospital | 163 | $72,500 | — |
| University of California, San Francisco | 90 | $83,000 | — |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 70 | $80,000 | — |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 62 | $137,000 | — |
| Duke University | 55 | $78,000 | — |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 48 | $83,000 | — |
| University Of California, San Diego | 46 | $81,000 | — |
| The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | 44 | $75,000 | — |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 35 | $75,000 | — |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 33 | $79,000 | — |
| Johns Hopkins University | 30 | $70,500 | — |
| Yale University | 27 | $75,000 | — |
| Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope | 25 | $76,500 | — |
| General Hospital Corporation | 25 | $75,000 | — |
| Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania | 24 | $71,500 | — |
| The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital | 23 | $76,000 | — |
| Northwestern University | 22 | $70,000 | — |
| University of Michigan | 20 | $65,500 | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 19 | $66,500 | 1 |
| The University of Southern California | 19 | $53,500 | — |
Common titles filed under this occupation: Research Associate, Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Scholar, Postdoctoral Fellow, Postdoctoral Associate, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Scientist, Staff Scientist, Research Fellow, Senior Scientist.
Offers from certified Labor Condition Applications (Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026); base pay only, annualized. Source: DOL disclosure data. Not legal or financial advice.