H1B Report
Salary comparison

Biochemists and Biophysicists vs Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

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

Key metrics

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

MetricBiochemists and BiophysicistsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Median wage$64,104$96,000
P25 wage$56,880$80,433
P75 wage$76,436$116,043
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$19,556$35,610
Total filings24,684134,517
Wage samples24,650134,348
Rank#24#4

Median wage by year

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

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

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 Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

  • 1CA24,239$121,000
  • 2TX20,135$93,558
  • 3NJ7,654$97,053
  • 4NC6,536$93,416
  • 5GA6,364$90,604

Top 5 sponsors — Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

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