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Biology Scientist

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Biology Scientist insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings32All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$96,35326 eligible salary records
Employer names26Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$73,791–$110,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
01346FY 2016: 5 filings16FY 2017: 1 filings17FY 2018: 4 filings18FY 2019: 2 filings19FY 2020: 2 filings20FY 2021: 3 filings21FY 2022: 5 filings22FY 2023: 2 filings23FY 2024: 2 filings24FY 2025: 4 filings25FY 2026: 2 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*2 filings$117,500 median · n=2

*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
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 26 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

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

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
96.9%Certified LCAs
Certified31 96.9%
Certified - Withdrawn1 3.1%

Denominator: all 32 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

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
$96,353Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$53,500
25th percentile$73,791
Median (50th)$96,353
75th percentile$110,000
90th percentile$125,549

n=26 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

32 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
Septerna, Inc.Disease Biology Scientist

Filing details

$135,000 /yr

I-200-25331-442542
Reported wage: $135,000 / year
Annualized: $135,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-04
Employment end: 2028-12-12
Worker positions: 1

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

South San Francisco, CA11/27/202512/13/2025
University Of UtahMolecular Biology Scientist V

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-25322-417021
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-25
Employment end: 2028-11-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Salt Lake City, UT11/18/202512/01/2025
Black Canyon Consulting LLCComputational Biology Scientist

Filing details

$92,706 /yr

I-200-25234-261251
Reported wage: $92,706–$120,000 / year
Annualized: $92,706
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-29
Employment end: 2028-09-11
Worker positions: 1

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

Bethesda, MD08/22/202509/12/2025
Wuxi Biologics USA, LLCCellular Biology Scientist L

Filing details

$38.05 per hour

I-200-25135-980386
Reported wage: $38.05 / hour
Annualized: $79,144
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-22
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Natick, MA05/15/202510/01/2025
Clark Seed, LLCMolecular Biology Scientist

Filing details

$77,000 /yr

I-200-25125-937045
Reported wage: $77,000–$85,000 / year
Annualized: $77,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-12
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Idaho Falls, ID05/05/202510/01/2025
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLCMolecular And Cell Biology Scientist - Group Leader

Filing details

$85,842 /yr

I-200-25098-842725
Reported wage: $85,842–$100,000 / year
Annualized: $85,842
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-15
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Boston, MA04/08/202510/01/2025
Colossal Biosciences, Inc.Stem Cell Biology Scientist

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-22136-174638
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-18
Employment end: 2024-08-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA05/16/202210/01/2022
Generate Biomedicines, Inc.Computational Biology Scientist I

Filing details

$160,000 /yr

I-200-24082-824541
Reported wage: $160,000 / year
Annualized: $160,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-03-29
Employment end: 2027-09-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Somerville, MA03/22/202409/21/2024
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific Services, LLCMolecular And Cell Biology Scientist - Group Leader

Filing details

$51,938 /yr

I-200-23234-285551
Reported wage: $51,938–$56,264 / year
Annualized: $51,938
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-08-29
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Indianapolis, IN08/22/202310/01/2023
Biomea Fusion, Inc.Biology Scientist

Filing details

$118,976 /yr

I-200-23045-770893
Reported wage: $118,976–$135,000 / year
Annualized: $118,976
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-02-20
Employment end: 2026-08-14
Worker positions: 1

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

San Carlos, CA02/13/202308/15/2023
Wuxi Apptec, Inc.Biology Scientist

Filing details

$62,000 /yr

I-200-22151-225482
Reported wage: $62,000–$72,000 / year
Annualized: $62,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-07
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Natick, MA05/31/202210/01/2022
Clark Seed, LLCMolecular Biology Scientist

Filing details

$55,000 /yr

I-200-22145-209545
Reported wage: $55,000–$65,000 / year
Annualized: $55,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-02
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Ammon, ID05/25/202210/01/2022
Colossal Biosciences, Inc.Stem Cell Biology Scientist

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-22110-090258
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-27
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA04/20/202210/01/2022
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.Structural Biology Scientist

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-22108-078599
Reported wage: $120,000–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-25
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CA04/18/202210/01/2022
Avellino Lab USA, Inc.Molecular Biology Scientist

Filing details

$52.88 per hour

I-200-21281-634235
Reported wage: $52.88 / hour
Annualized: $109,990
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-10-18
Employment end: 2024-10-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Menlo Park, CA10/08/202111/01/2021
Corteva Agriscience LLCMicrobiology Scientist

Filing details

$85,197 /yr

I-200-21109-236188
Reported wage: $85,197–$147,000 / year
Annualized: $85,197
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-04-26
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Indianapolis, IN04/19/202110/01/2021
Corteva Agriscience LLCMicrobiology Scientist

Filing details

$80,059 /yr

I-200-21103-220486
Reported wage: $80,059–$147,000 / year
Annualized: $80,059
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-04-20
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Johnston, IA04/13/202110/01/2021
Novartis Institutes For Biomedical Research, Inc.Cancer Biology Scientist- Oncology Drug Discovery

Filing details

$121,098 /yr

I-200-21082-168672
Reported wage: $121,098 / year
Annualized: $121,098
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-03-30
Employment end: 2024-09-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA03/23/202109/21/2021
Hematogenix Laboratory Services, LLCMolecular Biology Scientist

Filing details

$51,646 /yr

I-200-19324-158544
Reported wage: $51,646–$70,000 / year
Annualized: $51,646
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2019-11-27
Employment end: 2022-12-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Tinley Park, IL11/20/201912/15/2019
St. Jude Children'S Research HospitalSystems Biology Scientist

Filing details

$75,330 /yr

I-200-19280-074202
Reported wage: $75,330–$120,530 / year
Annualized: $75,330
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2019-10-15
Employment end: 2022-11-10
Worker positions: 1

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

Memphis, TN10/07/201911/11/2019
Crispr Therapeutics, Inc.Computational Biology Scientist

Filing details

$104,816 /yr

I-200-19051-876537
Reported wage: $104,816 / year
Annualized: $104,816
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-14
Employment end: 2022-08-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS03/10/201908/20/2019
Tergus Pharma LLCSkin Biology Scientist Iii

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-19060-704648
Reported wage: $110,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-07
Employment end: 2022-08-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Durham, NORTH CAROLINA03/01/201908/31/2019
Dna Twopointo, Inc.Molecular Biology Scientist

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-18243-728720
Reported wage: $100,000–$110,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-09-07
Employment end: 2022-02-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Newark, CA08/31/201802/16/2019
Dna Twopointo, Inc.Molecular Biology Scientist

Filing details

$102,000 /yr

I-200-18221-243518
Reported wage: $102,000–$120,000 / year
Annualized: $102,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-08-21
Employment end: 2021-08-21
Worker positions: 1

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

Newark, CA08/15/201808/21/2018
Life Technologies CorporationMolecular Biology Scientist Ii

Filing details

$68,037 /yr

I-200-18150-743886
Reported wage: $68,037–$99,900 / year
Annualized: $68,037
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-06-05
Employment end: 2021-06-04
Worker positions: 1

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

Pleasanton, CA05/30/201806/04/2018

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.