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Biological Scientists, All Other H-1B salaries
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data SOC 19-1029
Employers filed 3,822 certified H-1B applications for biological scientists, all other (July 2025 to June 2026), from 817 employers.
Nationally, the middle half of offers were $72,000 to $112,500, with a median of $85,000.
Of the 7 metro areas with at least 100 filings, the highest median offer was in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($118,000) and the lowest in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($83,500).
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 | 788 | $76,500 | $92,000 | $120,000 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 328 | $83,000 | $97,000 | $138,500 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 318 | $92,500 | $118,000 | $145,000 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 166 | $84,500 | $100,500 | $123,000 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 154 | $80,000 | $88,000 | $110,500 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 126 | $72,000 | $83,500 | $104,500 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 108 | $79,000 | $97,500 | $121,500 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 89 | $65,500 | $71,500 | $80,000 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 87 | $80,000 | $86,000 | $110,000 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 85 | $68,000 | $75,500 | $95,000 |
| Worcester, MA | 70 | $64,500 | $73,500 | $84,500 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 69 | $63,000 | $68,000 | $75,000 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 65 | $77,000 | $88,000 | $120,000 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 63 | $66,500 | $70,500 | $75,500 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 59 | $66,500 | $80,000 | $100,000 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 59 | $62,000 | $64,500 | $71,000 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 58 | $72,500 | $86,500 | $104,000 |
| New Haven, CT | 52 | $75,000 | $76,500 | $80,000 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 46 | $68,000 | $75,000 | $103,000 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 44 | $64,000 | $70,500 | $85,000 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 44 | $70,000 | $77,000 | $85,500 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 42 | $65,000 | $75,000 | $85,000 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 38 | $64,000 | $68,500 | $76,000 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 38 | $63,000 | $67,500 | $77,000 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 31 | $77,500 | $90,000 | $104,500 |
| Madison, WI | 27 | $68,500 | $76,000 | $82,500 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 27 | $68,500 | $90,500 | $112,000 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 26 | $55,000 | $58,000 | $70,000 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 25 | $67,500 | $75,000 | $93,000 |
Wage levels
| Level | Share of filings (US) |
|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 38% |
| Level II (qualified) | 32% |
| Level III (experienced) | 20% |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 11% |
Top sponsors nationally
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | 107 | $76,000 | — |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 98 | $83,000 | — |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 74 | $83,500 | — |
| University of Michigan | 67 | $68,000 | 3 |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | 64 | $70,000 | — |
| University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | 57 | $71,500 | — |
| Harvard University | 54 | $76,000 | — |
| Zifo Technologies, Inc | 53 | $95,500 | 3 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 52 | $70,000 | — |
| St. Jude Children'S Research Hospital | 51 | $86,500 | — |
| The Broad Institute, Inc. | 50 | $89,500 | — |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | 49 | $77,500 | — |
| University of Pittsburgh | 47 | $64,000 | 1 |
| Yale University | 45 | $76,000 | — |
| National Institutes of Health, HHS | 45 | $110,000 | — |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | 43 | $69,000 | — |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 43 | $145,000 | 1 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | 41 | $92,000 | 13 |
| University of Minnesota | 39 | $68,500 | — |
| University of California, San Francisco | 37 | $83,000 | — |
Common titles filed under this occupation: Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Associate, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Associate, Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Scholar, Scientist, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Associate Research 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.