H1B Report
Salary comparison

Biochemists and Biophysicists vs Physicians, All Other

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
Physicians, All Other
SOC 29-1229Rank #16

Key metrics

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

MetricBiochemists and BiophysicistsPhysicians, All Other
Median wage$57,100$185,000
P25 wage$48,192$66,238
P75 wage$70,000$247,450
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$21,808$181,212
Total filings56,52698,627
Wage samples56,33598,023
Rank#25#16

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
Physicians, All Other
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$62k
FY2011$110k
FY2012$129k
FY2013$150k
FY2014$165k
FY2015$176k
FY2016$185k
FY2017$190k
FY2018$194k
FY2019$210k
FY2020$218k
FY2021$220k
FY2022$225k
FY2023$230k
FY2024$240k
FY2025$240k
FY2026$250k

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 — Physicians, All Other

  • 1NY13,341$72,336
  • 2PA7,216$119,904
  • 3MA5,095$148,000
  • 4OH4,379$180,000
  • 5IL4,270$183,970
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