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Scientist, Bioinformatics

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Scientist, Bioinformatics insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings147All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$108,000126 eligible salary records
Employer names56Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$97,386–$134,878Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
05101520FY 2016: 7 filings16FY 2017: 18 filings17FY 2018: 12 filings18FY 2019: 13 filings19FY 2020: 17 filings20FY 2021: 14 filings21FY 2022: 12 filings22FY 2023: 14 filings23FY 2024: 16 filings24FY 2025: 12 filings25FY 2026: 12 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*12 filings$134,971 median · n=9

*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 · 126 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
Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics26
$100,734 median · n=25 eligible
Research Scientist, Bioinformatics21
$115,600 median · n=21 eligible
Scientist, Bioinformatics17
$100,000 median · n=16 eligible
Senior Scientist, Bioinformatics14
$138,000 median · n=12 eligible
Principal Scientist, Bioinformatics12
$104,000 median · n=9 eligible
Associate Scientist, Bioinformatics8
$87,204 median · n=6 eligible
Assistant Scientist, Bioinformatics7
$74,999 median · n=3 eligible
Sr. Scientist, Bioinformatics6
$139,339 median · n=5 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
Foster City, CA19
$127,200 median · n=19 eligible
Pleasanton, CA14
$104,000 median · n=9 eligible
South San Francisco, CA11
$100,000 median · n=9 eligible
Santa Clara, CA10
$123,741 median · n=8 eligible
Atlanta, GA9
$74,485 median · n=3 eligible
Cambridge, MA8
$133,120 median · n=7 eligible
Boston, MA5
$108,000 median · n=5 eligible
Carlsbad, CA5
$82,401 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
85.7%Certified LCAs
Certified126 85.7%
Certified - Withdrawn20 13.6%
Withdrawn1 0.7%

Denominator: all 147 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Gilead Sciences, Inc.22
$117,409 median · n=22 eligible
Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.19
$104,000 median · n=13 eligible
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.12
$101,286 median · n=12 eligible
Emory University10
$74,742 median · n=4 eligible
Foghorn Therapeutics, Inc.5
$138,000 median · n=4 eligible
Kite Pharma Inc.5
$115,600 median · n=5 eligible
Life Technologies Corporation5
$95,817 median · n=4 eligible
Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts, LLC5
$121,992 median · n=5 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
$108,000Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$86,289
25th percentile$97,386
Median (50th)$108,000
75th percentile$134,878
90th percentile$154,227

n=126 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

147 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
Emory UniversityAssistant Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$74,999 /yr

I-200-26173-037151
Reported wage: $74,999 / year
Annualized: $74,999
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-29
Employment end: 2029-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Atlanta, GA06/22/202609/01/2026
Iorganbio, Inc.Associate Scientist, Bioinformatics And Machine Learning

Filing details

$65,395 /yr

I-200-26149-960171
Reported wage: $65,395–$75,395 / year
Annualized: $65,395
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-04
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Chapel Hill, NC05/28/202610/01/2026
Emory UniversityAssociate Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$90,000 /yr

I-200-24026-670152
Reported wage: $90,000 / year
Annualized: $90,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-20
Employment end: 2027-02-18
Worker positions: 1

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

Atlanta, GA01/26/202402/19/2024
Foghorn Therapeutics, IncSenior Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$134,971 /yr

I-200-26099-776099
Reported wage: $134,971–$162,300 / year
Annualized: $134,971
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-27
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Watertown, MA04/09/202610/01/2026
Foghorn Therapeutics, IncSenior Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$134,971 /yr

I-200-26107-805987
Reported wage: $134,971–$162,300 / year
Annualized: $134,971
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-24
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Watertown, MA04/17/202610/01/2026
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LpSenior Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$148,453.86 /yr

I-200-26108-809069
Reported wage: $148,453.86 / year
Annualized: $148,454
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-24
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Waltham, MA04/17/202610/01/2026
Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.Associate Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$126,136 /yr

I-200-26082-721757
Reported wage: $126,136 / year
Annualized: $126,136
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-30
Employment end: 2029-04-12
Worker positions: 1

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

Herndon, VA03/23/202604/13/2026
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Sr Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$167,877 /yr

I-200-26061-672623
Reported wage: $167,877–$239,040 / year
Annualized: $167,877
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-09
Employment end: 2029-03-17
Worker positions: 1

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

Foster City, CA03/02/202603/18/2026
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Principal Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$184,160 /yr

I-200-26002-529437
Reported wage: $184,160–$276,240 / year
Annualized: $184,160
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-09
Employment end: 2029-06-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Foster City, CA01/02/202606/15/2026
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$112,674 /yr

I-200-25343-469955
Reported wage: $112,674–$160,000 / year
Annualized: $112,674
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-16
Employment end: 2029-03-01
Worker positions: 1

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

Ann Arbor, MI12/09/202503/02/2026
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$167,877 /yr

I-200-25311-389897
Reported wage: $167,877–$190,000 / year
Annualized: $167,877
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-17
Employment end: 2028-11-16
Worker positions: 1

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

South San Francisco, CA11/07/202511/17/2025
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$108,000 /yr

I-200-24285-402416
Reported wage: $108,000–$132,000 / year
Annualized: $108,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-04
Employment end: 2027-10-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Cambridge, MA10/11/202410/21/2024
Emory UniversityAssociate Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$73,278 /yr

I-200-25238-267240
Reported wage: $73,278 / year
Annualized: $73,278
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-03
Employment end: 2028-09-10
Worker positions: 1

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

Atlanta, GA08/26/202509/11/2025
Arc Research InstituteSenior Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$195,000 /yr

I-200-25226-244192
Reported wage: $195,000 / year
Annualized: $195,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-21
Employment end: 2028-09-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA08/14/202509/17/2025
Arc Research InstituteSenior Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$195,000 /yr

I-200-25217-222592
Reported wage: $195,000 / year
Annualized: $195,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-08-12
Employment end: 2028-09-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA08/05/202509/17/2025
Emory UniversityAssistant Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$77,625 /yr

I-200-24306-447885
Reported wage: $77,625 / year
Annualized: $77,625
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-14
Employment end: 2028-03-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Atlanta, GA11/01/202404/01/2025
Moonwalk Biosciences, Inc.Principal Scientist, Bioinformatics And Ml/Ai

Filing details

$250,000 /yr

I-200-24043-712439
Reported wage: $250,000 / year
Annualized: $250,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-05
Employment end: 2027-03-03
Worker positions: 1

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

South San Francisco, CA02/12/202403/04/2024
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$139,339 /yr

I-200-25073-778675
Reported wage: $139,339–$206,880 / year
Annualized: $139,339
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-21
Employment end: 2028-03-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Foster City, CA03/14/202503/17/2025
Mrl San Francisco, LLCSenior Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$128,800 /yr

I-200-25071-770036
Reported wage: $128,800–$202,700 / year
Annualized: $128,800
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-03-19
Employment end: 2028-03-16
Worker positions: 1

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

South San Francisco, CA03/12/202503/17/2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Sr. Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$139,339 /yr

I-200-25024-642196
Reported wage: $139,339–$202,200 / year
Annualized: $139,339
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-31
Employment end: 2028-07-14
Worker positions: 50

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

Foster City, CA01/24/202507/15/2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Research Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$139,339 /yr

I-200-25016-623847
Reported wage: $139,339–$202,200 / year
Annualized: $139,339
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-24
Employment end: 2028-06-18
Worker positions: 25

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

Foster City, CA01/16/202506/19/2025
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$90,147 /yr

I-200-25006-597905
Reported wage: $90,147–$175,500 / year
Annualized: $90,147
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-01-14
Employment end: 2028-02-13
Worker positions: 1

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

Austin, TX01/06/202502/14/2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Associate Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$112,258 /yr

I-200-24340-520673
Reported wage: $112,258–$175,080 / year
Annualized: $112,258
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-12-12
Employment end: 2028-05-15
Worker positions: 10

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

Foster City, CA12/05/202405/16/2025
Becton, Dickinson And CompanyStaff Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$170,000 /yr

I-200-24311-458163
Reported wage: $170,000–$180,000 / year
Annualized: $170,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-11-14
Employment end: 2028-03-27
Worker positions: 1

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

Monrovia, MD11/06/202403/28/2025
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.Staff Scientist, Bioinformatics

Filing details

$144,394 /yr

I-200-24236-289062
Reported wage: $144,394–$168,700 / year
Annualized: $144,394
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-30
Employment end: 2027-11-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Santa Clara, CA08/23/202411/29/2024

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.