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Biological Scientists, All Other salaries in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data Prevailing wages: DOL wage year 2026-27
Employers filed 166 certified H-1B applications for biological scientists, all other in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area (July 2025 to June 2026), from 47 employers.
The middle half of offers were $84,500 to $123,000 a year, with a median of $100,500: 18% above the national median for this job ($85,000).
The most common wage level was Level II (34% of filings).
The 2026-27 prevailing wage floor here is $75,670 at Level I and $99,590 at Level II.
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Wage levels
DOL sets four wage levels by experience. The share of filings at each level, and the minimum the employer must pay for that level here.
| Level | Share of filings | Prevailing wage (minimum) |
|---|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 31% | $75,670 |
| Level II (qualified) | 34% | $99,590 |
| Level III (experienced) | 20% | $123,490 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 15% | $147,410 |
Who sponsors biological scientists, all other here
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM, this job, US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Institutes of Health, HHS | 43 | $110,000 | — |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 18 | $87,000 | — |
| The Henry M. Jackson Foundation | 13 | $70,500 | — |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | 12 | $136,000 | 3 |
| Axle Informatics | 9 | $103,000 | 2 |
| Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. | 6 | $118,000 | 2 |
| Children's National Medical Center | 6 | $76,000 | — |
| University of Maryland College Park | 5 | $70,500 | — |
| Kelly Services, Inc. | 4 | $96,000 | 4 |
| Georgetown University | 3 | $62,000 | — |
| Black Canyon Consulting LLC | 3 | $92,500 | — |
| Cognizance Technologies LLC | 3 | $150,000 | — |
| Kemp Proteins, LLC | 2 | — | — |
| Contemporaries, Inc. | 2 | $116,500 | — |
| Guidehouse Digital LLC | 2 | $124,500 | 1 |
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Common titles filed under this occupation: Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Associate, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Associate, Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Scholar, Scientist, Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
About this data
Offers are the wages employers put on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) for H-1B workers: Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026. An LCA is filed before a petition, so not every filing became a job, and pay excludes bonus and stock. Annual pay; hourly offers are multiplied by 2,080. Pages appear only where there were at least 100 filings. Source: DOL disclosure data and OFLC wage data. Not legal or financial advice.