H1B Report
Salary comparison

Biochemists and Biophysicists vs Software Developers

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 #24
Occupation B
Software Developers
SOC 15-1252Rank #1

Key metrics

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

MetricBiochemists and BiophysicistsSoftware Developers
Median wage$64,104$116,251
P25 wage$56,880$95,160
P75 wage$76,436$145,725
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,556$50,565
Total filings24,6841,400,940
Wage samples24,6501,399,063
Rank#24#1

Median wage by year

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

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Software Developers

Top 5 hiring states — Biochemists and Biophysicists

  • 1CA6,985$70,990
  • 2TX1,592$58,000
  • 3MI1,575$56,650
  • 4NY1,450$70,000
  • 5MA1,274$84,000

Top 5 hiring states — Software Developers

  • 1CA295,439$152,100
  • 2TX216,424$105,997
  • 3WA111,054$148,013
  • 4NJ75,370$113,672
  • 5NY60,422$130,000
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