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Bioinformatics Software Engineer

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Bioinformatics Software Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings121All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$107,500106 eligible salary records
Employer names33Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$91,669–$135,960Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
06111722FY 2016: 9 filings16FY 2017: 13 filings17FY 2018: 11 filings18FY 2019: 13 filings19FY 2020: 5 filings20FY 2021: 11 filings21FY 2022: 19 filings22FY 2023: 9 filings23FY 2024: 20 filings24FY 2025: 5 filings25FY 2026: 6 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*6 filings$160,342 median · n=6

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$75k–$100kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 106 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Bioinformatics Software Engineer38
$96,900 median · n=33 eligible
Bioinformatics Software Engineer Ii22
$103,983 median · n=19 eligible
Bioinformatics Software Engineer I20
$91,682 median · n=16 eligible
Bioinformatics Software Engineer Iii11
$114,924 median · n=10 eligible
Bioinformatics Software Engineer Iv8
$129,440 median · n=8 eligible
Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer6
$165,433 median · n=6 eligible
Bioinformatics Software Engineer V2
$164,000 median · n=2 eligible
Director, Bioinformatics Software Engineering2
$264,670 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
New York, NY50
$105,000 median · n=46 eligible
New York, NEW YORK10
$110,000 median · n=8 eligible
Palo Alto, CA7
$172,931 median · n=7 eligible
Baltimore, MD6
$105,000 median · n=3 eligible
Redwood City, CA6
$157,487 median · n=6 eligible
Boston, MA5
$96,900 median · n=4 eligible
Alpharetta, GA4
$68,532 median · n=4 eligible
Cambridge, MA4
$106,534 median · n=4 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
90.9%Certified LCAs
Certified110 90.9%
Certified - Withdrawn9 7.4%
Withdrawn1 0.8%
Denied1 0.8%

Denominator: all 121 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center61
$110,000 median · n=55 eligible
Guardant Health, Inc.16
$162,906 median · n=16 eligible
University Of Maryland, Baltimore6
$105,000 median · n=3 eligible
Aptean, Inc.4
$68,532 median · n=4 eligible
Brigham And Women'S Hospital4
$96,900 median · n=4 eligible
Avigo Solutions, LLC3
$88,067 median · n=3 eligible
St. Jude Children'S Research Hospital3
$85,342 median · n=1 eligible
National Jewish Health2
$100,000 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$107,500Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$84,988
25th percentile$91,669
Median (50th)$107,500
75th percentile$135,960
90th percentile$167,939

n=106 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

121 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer V

Filing details

$168,000 /yr

I-200-26051-654060
Reported wage: $168,000 / year
Annualized: $168,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-27
Employment end: 2029-06-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY02/20/202606/20/2026
Guardant Health, Inc.Senior Manager, Bioinformatics Software Engineering

Filing details

$167,877 /yr

I-200-26023-586120
Reported wage: $167,877–$247,500 / year
Annualized: $167,877
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-30
Employment end: 2029-07-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA01/23/202607/25/2026
Ambry Genetics CorporationBioinformatics Software Engineer Iii

Filing details

$162,750 /yr

I-200-25324-424534
Reported wage: $162,750 / year
Annualized: $162,750
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-28
Employment end: 2028-11-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Grimes, IA11/20/202511/24/2025
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer Ii

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-25318-410620
Reported wage: $110,000–$120,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-21
Employment end: 2029-01-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Clearwater, FL11/14/202501/13/2026
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer Ii

Filing details

$115,000 /yr

I-200-25315-398911
Reported wage: $115,000–$125,000 / year
Annualized: $115,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-18
Employment end: 2028-12-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY11/11/202501/01/2026
Guardant Health, Inc.Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Filing details

$157,934 /yr

I-200-25308-371240
Reported wage: $157,934–$188,713.15 / year
Annualized: $157,934
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-14
Employment end: 2029-04-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Laveen, AZ11/04/202504/03/2026
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer I

Filing details

$105,000 /yr

I-200-25237-264813
Reported wage: $105,000–$115,000 / year
Annualized: $105,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-02
Employment end: 2028-11-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY08/25/202511/07/2025
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer V

Filing details

$160,000 /yr

I-200-25197-177962
Reported wage: $160,000–$170,000 / year
Annualized: $160,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-23
Employment end: 2028-12-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY07/16/202512/07/2025
Grail, Inc.Staff Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Filing details

$205,000 /yr

I-200-25172-118052
Reported wage: $205,000 / year
Annualized: $205,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-27
Employment end: 2028-07-27
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Menlo Park, CA06/20/202507/28/2025
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer Iv

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-25126-944530
Reported wage: $150,000–$160,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-13
Employment end: 2028-06-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY05/06/202506/17/2025
Aptean, Inc.Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Filing details

$89,954.28 /yr

I-200-25093-827553
Reported wage: $89,954.28 / year
Annualized: $89,954
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-10
Employment end: 2028-09-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Alpharetta, GA04/03/202509/15/2025
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer I

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-24264-352825
Reported wage: $100,000–$110,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-09-27
Employment end: 2027-10-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY09/20/202411/01/2024
Guardant Health, Inc.Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Filing details

$172,931 /yr

I-200-24264-353875
Reported wage: $172,931–$199,534 / year
Annualized: $172,931
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-09-27
Employment end: 2028-03-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA09/20/202403/03/2025
Guardant Health, Inc.Director, Bioinformatics Software Engineering

Filing details

$294,299 /yr

I-200-24215-242237
Reported wage: $294,299–$373,896 / year
Annualized: $294,299
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-09
Employment end: 2028-01-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA08/02/202401/20/2025
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer Ii

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-24208-225866
Reported wage: $120,000–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-02
Employment end: 2027-12-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY07/26/202412/17/2024
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer Ii

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-24200-206538
Reported wage: $120,000–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-25
Employment end: 2027-09-27
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY07/18/202409/28/2024
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer I

Filing details

$105,000 /yr

I-200-24127-961685
Reported wage: $105,000–$115,000 / year
Annualized: $105,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-13
Employment end: 2027-06-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY05/06/202406/17/2024
Guardant Health, Inc.Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Filing details

$184,662 /yr

I-200-24121-940180
Reported wage: $184,662–$234,062 / year
Annualized: $184,662
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-07
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA04/30/202410/01/2024
Genentech, Inc.Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Filing details

$148,800 /yr

I-200-24121-941058
Reported wage: $148,800–$276,400 / year
Annualized: $148,800
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-07
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

South San Francisco, CA04/30/202410/01/2024
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer Iii

Filing details

$140,000 /yr

I-200-24100-868747
Reported wage: $140,000–$150,000 / year
Annualized: $140,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-16
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY04/09/202410/01/2024
Prognomiq, Inc.Senior Staff Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Filing details

$220,000 /yr

I-200-24096-861023
Reported wage: $220,000–$250,000 / year
Annualized: $220,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-12
Employment end: 2027-09-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Mateo, CA04/05/202409/09/2024
Guardant Health, Inc.Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Filing details

$91,354 /yr

I-200-24096-861948
Reported wage: $91,354–$131,144 / year
Annualized: $91,354
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-12
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA04/05/202410/01/2024
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer I

Filing details

$94,000 /yr

I-200-24058-750975
Reported wage: $94,000–$97,000 / year
Annualized: $94,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-05
Employment end: 2027-08-22
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY02/27/202408/23/2024
Guardant Health, Inc.Senior Bioinformatics Software Engineer

Filing details

$143,416 /yr

I-200-24036-693611
Reported wage: $143,416–$178,748 / year
Annualized: $143,416
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-02-12
Employment end: 2027-04-10
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Laveen, AZ02/05/202404/11/2024
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterBioinformatics Software Engineer Ii

Filing details

$111,000 /yr

I-200-24030-678085
Reported wage: $111,000–$121,000 / year
Annualized: $111,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-02-06
Employment end: 2027-07-15
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY01/30/202407/16/2024

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.