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Salary comparison

Biochemists and Biophysicists vs Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Biochemists and Biophysicists
SOC 19-1021Rank #25
Occupation B
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
SOC 17-2072Rank #18

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricBiochemists and BiophysicistsElectronics Engineers, Except Computer
Median wage$57,100$109,470
P25 wage$48,192$87,422
P75 wage$70,000$137,500
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$21,808$50,078
Total filings56,52694,342
Wage samples56,33593,994
Rank#25#18

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$45k
FY2011$46k
FY2012$46k
FY2013$47k
FY2014$48k
FY2015$49k
FY2016$50k
FY2017$52k
FY2018$54k
FY2019$56k
FY2020$58k
FY2021$60k
FY2022$62k
FY2023$64k
FY2024$69k
FY2025$72k
FY2026$72k
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$80k
FY2011$81k
FY2012$85k
FY2013$88k
FY2014$90k
FY2015$93k
FY2016$95k
FY2017$96k
FY2018$103k
FY2019$105k
FY2020$115k
FY2021$120k
FY2022$124k
FY2023$130k
FY2024$130k
FY2025$148k
FY2026$157k

Top 5 hiring states — Biochemists and Biophysicists

  • 1CA14,208$63,000
  • 2NY4,187$60,000
  • 3TX3,704$52,000
  • 4MI3,278$53,045
  • 5PA2,995$53,498

Top 5 hiring states — Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

  • 1CA46,688$124,176
  • 2TX12,210$109,650
  • 3OR4,535$90,043
  • 4MA3,611$104,957
  • 5MI3,157$81,037

Top 5 sponsors — Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

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