Biochemists and Biophysicists
SOC code 19-1021 · 9,634 certified H-1B positions, FY2023–FY2026.
9,634
certified positions
$76,491
Median pay
$65,869
25th pct
$100,423
75th pct
$130,000
90th pct
$58,916
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
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Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$62,442
Median prevailing wage
$58,916$76,491 median$130,000
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 26.1%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 4,440 (53%), med $70,000Level II · Qualified — 2,757 (33%), med $86,320Level III · Experienced — 796 (9%), med $125,736Level IV · Fully competent — 428 (5%), med $146,120
Top employers hiring
| Employer | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | 623 | $72,529 |
| University of California, San Francisco | 502 | $77,900 |
| Duke University | 279 | $65,859 |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 253 | $78,000 |
| The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | 185 | $71,616 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | 184 | $77,170 |
| General Hospital Corporation | 174 | $64,316 |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 169 | $80,000 |
| National Institutes of Health, HHS | 143 | $99,017 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 143 | $73,308 |
| University of Michigan | 118 | $63,852 |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 117 | $137,006 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | 116 | $65,572 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | 102 | $70,495 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine | 97 | $72,100 |
Top states
| State | Positions |
|---|---|
| California | 2,169 |
| Massachusetts | 1,600 |
| Tennessee | 770 |
| Texas | 603 |
| New York | 568 |
| Maryland | 440 |
| North Carolina | 438 |
| Pennsylvania | 362 |
| Illinois | 251 |
| Washington | 235 |
| New Jersey | 208 |
| Connecticut | 207 |
| Michigan | 200 |
| Indiana | 188 |
| Ohio | 161 |