H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Bioinformatics Specialist

Occupation profile for Bioinformatics Specialist covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $82,955.

FY2026 certified median
$82,955
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$69,433–$96,478
Top employer
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$106,903$80,831$139,523
FY202511$85,950$77,495$88,479
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$82,955$69,433$96,478

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Bioinformatics SpecialistFY2024 $106,903; FY2025 $85,950; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $82,955$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$106,903FY2025$85,950FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$82,955Certified median offer, Bioinformatics SpecialistFY2024 $106,903; FY2025 $85,950; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $82,955$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$106,903FY2025$85,950FY2026*$82,955
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute5 filings
  2. Howard Hughes Medical Institute2 filings
  3. McKenzie County Healthcare Systems, Inc2 filings
  4. The Rockefeller University2 filings
  5. The University of Chicago2 filings
  6. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.1 filings
  7. MICHIGAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE1 filings
  8. Paradigm4 Inc.1 filings
  9. Roche Diagnostics Corporation1 filings
  10. Vibrant Genomics LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. La Jolla5 filings
  2. Chicago2 filings
  3. Watford2 filings
  4. New York2 filings
  5. Santa Clara1 filings
  6. Atlanta1 filings
  7. Indianapolis1 filings
  8. Waltham1 filings
  9. Lansing1 filings
  10. Dallas1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1029$75,795$95,930$116,085$136,219
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1029$61,901$77,896$93,870$109,866
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2099$53,706$81,744$109,762$137,800
    2026-27West North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaArea 380000615-2099$52,624$71,989$91,354$110,718
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-2051$77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2031$86,424$107,245$128,086$148,907
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910019-1029$66,123$77,834$89,523$101,234
    2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690015-2099$52,624$71,989$91,354$110,718
    2026-27Lansing-East Lansing, MIArea 2962019-1029$61,339$70,949$80,538$90,147
    2026-27Richmond, VAArea 4006019-1029$64,293$75,254$86,195$97,157