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Bioinformatics Scientists
SOC 19-1029. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 8,352 labor condition applications for Bioinformatics Scientists (SOC 19-1029) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 8,177 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $82,100 a year (quartiles $70,344–$108,000), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $70,762. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (37% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 404 with a median offered wage of $103,078.
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 37%Level II 27%Level III 17%Level IV 9%Not stated 9%
| Measure | SOC 19-1029 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $82,100 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $70,344–$108,000 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 64% | 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
Massachusetts 1,914 · California 1,687 · Texas 562 · New York 532 · Maryland 496 · Pennsylvania 269 · Connecticut 226 · Florida 226 · Illinois 209 · Michigan 207
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: $103,078.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| PPD Development, L.P. | Wilmington | 14 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | East Hanover | 13 |
| Illumina, Inc. | San Diego | 12 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | San Jose | 7 |
| Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc. | Cambridge | 6 |
| Guardant Health, Inc. | Palo Alto | 6 |
| AbbVie Bioresearch Center Inc. | North Chicago | 6 |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | 5 |
| Genentech, Inc. | South San Francisco | 5 |
| Editas Medicine, Inc. | Cambridge | 5 |
| Kelly Services, Inc. | Troy | 4 |
| Foundation Medicine, Inc. | Boston | 4 |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | Princeton | 4 |
| AbbVie Inc. | North Chicago | 4 |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Berkeley | 4 |
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 Bioinformatics Scientists?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 19-1029 is $82,100 a year, with the middle half between $70,344 and $108,000; the median prevailing wage cited is $70,762.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Bioinformatics Scientists?
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (228), The Leland Stanford, Jr University (205), Harvard University (152), UT Southwestern Medical Center (143), University of Michigan (140)
Which wage level is most common for Bioinformatics Scientists?
Level I: Level I 37%, Level II 27%, Level III 17%, Level IV 9% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Bioinformatics Scientists?
404 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $103,078.
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.