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Biochemists and Biophysicists
SOC 19-1021. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 5,316 labor condition applications for Biochemists and Biophysicists (SOC 19-1021) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 5,211 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $77,898 a year (quartiles $68,640–$100,500), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $63,627. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (47% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 213 with a median offered wage of $106,090.
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 47%Level II 27%Level III 8%Level IV 4%Not stated 13%
| Measure | SOC 19-1021 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $77,898 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $68,640–$100,500 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 74% | 56% |
| Share certified | 98% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (4,000 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 1,263 · Massachusetts 828 · Tennessee 380 · Texas 350 · New York 344 · Maryland 251 · North Carolina 223 · Pennsylvania 207 · Illinois 130 · Washington 117
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: $106,090.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Foster City | 12 |
| 10x Genomics, Inc. | Pleasanton | 7 |
| Amgen Inc. | Thousand Oaks | 7 |
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | Cambridge | 6 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | East Hanover | 6 |
| Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Chantilly | 5 |
| Zoetis, Inc. | Parsippany | 4 |
| Genomatica, Inc. | San Diego | 4 |
| Sanofi US Services Inc. | Morristown | 3 |
| ModernaTX, Inc. | Cambridge | 3 |
| Sana Biotechnology, Inc. | Seattle | 3 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | Princeton | 2 |
| AI Proteins, Inc. | Boston | 2 |
| Celgene Corporation | Summit | 2 |
| Agilent Technologies, Inc. | Santa Clara | 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 Biochemists and Biophysicists?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 19-1021 is $77,898 a year, with the middle half between $68,640 and $100,500; the median prevailing wage cited is $63,627.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Biochemists and Biophysicists?
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (306), University of California, San Francisco (241), The Leland Stanford, Jr University (148), Duke University (143), University of California, San Diego (126)
Which wage level is most common for Biochemists and Biophysicists?
Level I: Level I 47%, Level II 27%, Level III 8%, Level IV 4% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Biochemists and Biophysicists?
213 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $106,090.
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.