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Salary comparison

Biochemists and Biophysicists vs Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

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
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
SOC 19-1042Rank #15

Key metrics

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

MetricBiochemists and BiophysicistsMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Median wage$57,100$59,592
P25 wage$48,192$48,216
P75 wage$70,000$77,800
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$21,808$29,584
Total filings56,526100,500
Wage samples56,335100,078
Rank#25#15

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
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$45k
FY2011$47k
FY2012$47k
FY2013$48k
FY2014$49k
FY2015$51k
FY2016$52k
FY2017$53k
FY2018$56k
FY2019$58k
FY2020$62k
FY2021$63k
FY2022$66k
FY2023$68k
FY2024$71k
FY2025$74k
FY2026$74k

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 — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

  • 1CA12,074$77,569
  • 2MA11,260$65,060
  • 3NY8,863$60,965
  • 4TX7,222$50,000
  • 5PA4,613$56,004

Top 5 sponsors — Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

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