H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Laboratory Manager

Occupation profile for Laboratory Manager covers 66 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $89,100.

FY2026 certified median
$89,100
Total filings
66
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$79,648–$122,034
Top employer
University of Pittsburgh
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202418$66,768$58,000$81,211
FY202533$84,947$79,180$98,134
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)15$89,100$79,648$122,034

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Laboratory ManagerFY2024 $66,768; FY2025 $84,947; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $89,100$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$66,768FY2025$84,947FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$89,100Certified median offer, Laboratory ManagerFY2024 $66,768; FY2025 $84,947; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $89,100$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$66,768FY2025$84,947FY2026*$89,100
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. University of Pittsburgh7 filings
  2. North Carolina State University3 filings
  3. The Rockefeller University3 filings
  4. Baylor College of Medicine2 filings
  5. California Institute of Technology2 filings
  6. CHRISTUS Health Southeast Texas2 filings
  7. HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology2 filings
  8. Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc.2 filings
  9. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute2 filings
  10. SGS NORTH AMERICA, INC.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Pittsburgh7 filings
  2. New York6 filings
  3. Houston4 filings
  4. Athens3 filings
  5. Raleigh3 filings
  6. Beaumont3 filings
  7. Huntsville2 filings
  8. Los Angeles2 filings
  9. Pasadena2 filings
  10. Atlanta2 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
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830019-4021$41,101$46,093$51,106$56,098
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642011-9121$81,494$111,280$141,045$170,830
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562019-4021$46,301$55,702$65,083$74,485
    2026-27Akron, OHArea 1042011-3051$77,314$98,800$120,307$141,794
    2026-27Athens-Clarke County, GAArea 1202019-1029$42,162$61,859$81,557$101,254
    2026-27Beaumont-Port Arthur, TXArea 1314029-2011$38,958$50,336$61,693$73,070
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698019-1042$62,837$78,458$94,078$109,699
    2026-27Huntsville, ALArea 2662019-1029$54,766$71,323$87,859$104,416
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108019-1029$68,806$86,861$104,915$122,970
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562011-9121$106,746$151,029$195,312$239,595