H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Bioinformatics Scientist

Occupation profile for Bioinformatics Scientist covers 135 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $112,327.

FY2026 certified median
$112,327
Total filings
135
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$92,000–$135,221
Top employer
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202460$104,794$84,406$128,672
FY202543$107,058$83,720$114,698
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)32$112,327$92,000$135,221

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Bioinformatics ScientistFY2024 $104,794; FY2025 $107,058; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $112,327$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$104,794FY2025$107,058FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$112,327Certified median offer, Bioinformatics ScientistFY2024 $104,794; FY2025 $107,058; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $112,327$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$104,794FY2025$107,058FY2026*$112,327
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia21 filings
  2. Kelly Services, Inc.10 filings
  3. Guardant Health, Inc.6 filings
  4. AXLE INFORMATICS5 filings
  5. Eli Lilly and Company5 filings
  6. Fulgent Therapeutics, LLC4 filings
  7. GENEWIZ LLC4 filings
  8. Tempus AI4 filings
  9. ANLITIKS, INC.3 filings
  10. Azenta, Inc.3 filings

Top cities

  1. Philadelphia18 filings
  2. Bethesda11 filings
  3. El Monte4 filings
  4. Irvine4 filings
  5. Palo Alto4 filings
  6. San Diego4 filings
  7. San Francisco4 filings
  8. Chicago4 filings
  9. Indianapolis4 filings
  10. Washington3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Bioinformatics Scientist21 filings
  2. Kelly Services, Inc. · Bioinformatics Scientist10 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
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798019-1029$73,382$92,352$111,322$130,291
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-1029$86,029$114,026$142,022$170,019
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1029$68,806$86,861$104,915$122,970
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1029$61,901$77,896$93,870$109,866
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1029$82,077$102,690$123,323$143,936
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690019-1029$73,632$96,678$119,746$142,792
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1029$75,795$95,930$116,085$136,219