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Salary comparison

Computer Occupations, All Other vs Biochemists and Biophysicists

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
Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299Rank #3
Occupation B
Biochemists and Biophysicists
SOC 19-1021Rank #25

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Occupations, All OtherBiochemists and Biophysicists
Median wage$88,489$57,100
P25 wage$74,464$48,192
P75 wage$115,000$70,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$40,536$21,808
Total filings644,07556,526
Wage samples643,00456,335
Rank#3#25

Median wage by year

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

Computer Occupations, All Other
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$80k
FY2011$80k
FY2012$76k
FY2013$74k
FY2014$76k
FY2015$77k
FY2016$79k
FY2017$82k
FY2018$85k
FY2019$83k
FY2020$90k
FY2021$98k
FY2022$102k
FY2023$105k
FY2024$106k
FY2025$115k
FY2026$122k
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

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA104,012$108,524
  • 2TX77,429$88,400
  • 3NJ43,265$90,002
  • 4NY34,620$93,569
  • 5WA32,527$106,434

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 sponsors — Computer Occupations, All Other

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