H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lab Manager

Occupation profile for Lab Manager covers 58 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $61,531.

FY2026 certified median
$61,531
Total filings
58
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$51,250–$89,175
Top employer
Cell Biologics, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202418$72,535$66,204$79,250
FY202523$88,000$71,654$108,965
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)17$61,531$51,250$89,175

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lab ManagerFY2024 $72,535; FY2025 $88,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $61,531$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$72,535FY2025$88,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$61,531Certified median offer, Lab ManagerFY2024 $72,535; FY2025 $88,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $61,531$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$72,535FY2025$88,000FY2026*$61,531
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cell Biologics, Inc4 filings
  2. Ismail B. Sendi, M.D., P.C.3 filings
  3. Northeastern University3 filings
  4. AmSpec LLC2 filings
  5. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center2 filings
  6. Oregon State University2 filings
  7. Temple University--A Commonwealth University2 filings
  8. The University of Iowa2 filings
  9. University of Wyoming2 filings
  10. UT Southwestern Medical Center2 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago5 filings
  2. Boston4 filings
  3. Southfield3 filings
  4. Iowa City2 filings
  5. Kearney2 filings
  6. New York2 filings
  7. Corvallis2 filings
  8. Philadelphia2 filings
  9. Dallas2 filings
  10. Laramie2 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
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-4021$40,331$49,608$58,885$68,162
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446011-9121$175,864$217,776$259,667$301,579
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982029-2011$39,707$50,502$61,298$72,093
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446019-1029$77,626$100,755$123,885$147,014
    2026-27Corvallis, ORArea 1870019-2031$71,427$84,781$98,134$111,488
    2026-27Iowa City, IAArea 2698017-3027$57,574$62,712$67,829$72,966
    2026-27South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaArea 310000611-9121$69,992$92,872$115,773$138,653
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562011-9121$106,746$151,029$195,312$239,595
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-1042$76,419$98,800$121,202$143,582
    2026-27Albuquerque, NMArea 1074019-2031$64,293$95,638$126,984$158,330