H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Bioinformatics Scientist

Occupation profile for Staff Bioinformatics Scientist covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $175,000.

FY2026 certified median
$175,000
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$155,600–$175,000
Top employer
Illumina, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$143,640$135,159$150,000
FY20253$152,600$152,600$175,480
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$175,000$155,600$175,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Bioinformatics ScientistFY2024 $143,640; FY2025 $152,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$143,640FY2025$152,600FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$175,000Certified median offer, Staff Bioinformatics ScientistFY2024 $143,640; FY2025 $152,600; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$143,640FY2025$152,600FY2026*$175,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Illumina, Inc.4 filings
  2. Illumina Software, Inc.2 filings
  3. Personalis, Inc.2 filings
  4. Cantata Bio, LLC1 filings
  5. GRAIL, Inc.1 filings
  6. Mission Bio, Inc.1 filings
  7. Paragon Genomics, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Fremont3 filings
  2. San Diego3 filings
  3. Foster City1 filings
  4. Menlo Park1 filings
  5. South San Francisco1 filings
  6. Northborough1 filings
  7. Silver Spring1 filings
  8. Sugar Land1 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174019-1029$75,795$95,930$116,085$136,219
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642019-1029$66,123$81,390$96,658$111,925
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790019-1029$75,670$99,590$123,490$147,410
    2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934019-1029$65,894$86,091$106,267$126,464