H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Biochemist

Occupation profile for Biochemist covers 79 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $92,581.

FY2026 certified median
$92,581
Total filings
79
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$84,000–$143,894
Top employer
Chemtex Environmental Laboratory, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202436$73,000$43,077$80,500
FY202527$75,982$67,038$88,025
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$92,581$84,000$143,894

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, BiochemistFY2024 $73,000; FY2025 $75,982; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $92,581$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$73,000FY2025$75,982FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$92,581Certified median offer, BiochemistFY2024 $73,000; FY2025 $75,982; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $92,581$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$73,000FY2025$75,982FY2026*$92,581
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Chemtex Environmental Laboratory, Inc.29 filings
  2. Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.8 filings
  3. Creative Biogene Inc.7 filings
  4. Eli Lilly and Company5 filings
  5. AXLE INFORMATICS2 filings
  6. CD Biosciences Inc.2 filings
  7. Creative Biolabs Inc.2 filings
  8. Laniakea Companies2 filings
  9. Meharry Medical College2 filings
  10. PROTEOGENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS MEDICINE2 filings

Top cities

  1. Port Arthur24 filings
  2. Shirley10 filings
  3. Chantilly8 filings
  4. San Diego3 filings
  5. Sulphur3 filings
  6. Rockville3 filings
  7. La Jolla2 filings
  8. Lebanon2 filings
  9. Boston2 filings
  10. Nashville2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Chemtex Environmental Laboratory, Inc. · Biochemist29 filings
  2. Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. · Biochemist8 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXArea 1314019-1021$76,211$88,234$100,256$112,278
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1021$85,966$102,669$119,371$136,074
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1021$66,040$87,235$108,430$129,626
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1021$81,827$104,270$126,693$149,136
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1021$90,730$114,795$138,882$162,947
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690019-1021$80,101$104,853$129,605$154,357
2026-27Lake Charles, LAArea 2934019-1021$80,101$104,853$129,605$154,357
2026-27Corpus Christi, TXArea 1858019-1021$68,640$92,331$116,043$139,734
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-1012$60,008$78,645$97,302$115,939
2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498019-1021$96,949$123,635$150,301$176,987