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Natural Sciences Managers
SOC 11-9121. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 1,441 labor condition applications for Natural Sciences Managers (SOC 11-9121) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 1,400 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $125,170 a year (quartiles $82,784–$180,000), close to the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $108,243. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (31% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 228 with a median offered wage of $137,113.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 31%Level II 28%Level III 16%Level IV 14%Not stated 11%
| Measure | SOC 11-9121 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $125,170 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $82,784–$180,000 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 59% | 56% |
| Share certified | 97% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (1,441 here).
Offered wages by employer
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Worksite states
California 205 · New York 186 · Massachusetts 127 · New Jersey 97 · Texas 89 · Florida 76 · Pennsylvania 73 · Illinois 64 · North Carolina 41 · Michigan 41
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $137,113.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles | 4 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York | 3 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | Indianapolis | 3 |
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | Cambridge | 3 |
| Quotient Sciences - Philadelphia, LLC | Boothwyn | 3 |
| Swarn, Inc. | Paramus | 3 |
| Catalent Pharma Solutions | Somerset | 3 |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Foster City | 3 |
| ProtaGene US, Inc. | Cambridge | 3 |
| The University of Virginia | Charlottesville | 2 |
| Amgen Inc. | Thousand Oaks | 2 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2 |
| St. Jude Medical Business Services, Inc. | St. Paul | 2 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc. | Boston | 2 |
| Genentech, Inc. | South San Francisco | 2 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for Natural Sciences Managers?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 11-9121 is $125,170 a year, with the middle half between $82,784 and $180,000; the median prevailing wage cited is $108,243.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Natural Sciences Managers?
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (37), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (27), University of Michigan (25), Amgen Inc. (23), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (23)
Which wage level is most common for Natural Sciences Managers?
Level I: Level I 31%, Level II 28%, Level III 16%, Level IV 14% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Natural Sciences Managers?
228 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $137,113.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.