H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Occupations, All Other vs Microbiologists

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
Microbiologists
SOC 19-1022Rank #84

Key metrics

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

MetricComputer Occupations, All OtherMicrobiologists
Median wage$89,352$87,360
P25 wage$74,672$67,704
P75 wage$115,901$110,950
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$41,229$43,246
Total filings661,8867,791
Wage samples660,7997,764
Rank#3#84

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$120k
Microbiologists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$77k
FY2011$75k
FY2012$72k
FY2013$73k
FY2014$75k
FY2015$75k
FY2016$75k
FY2017$79k
FY2018$80k
FY2019$84k
FY2020$85k
FY2021$91k
FY2022$98k
FY2023$102k
FY2024$105k
FY2025$108k
FY2026$113k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Occupations, All Other

  • 1CA106,836$109,554
  • 2TX80,431$90,000
  • 3NJ44,405$90,002
  • 4NY35,627$94,349
  • 5WA33,465$108,098

Top 5 hiring states — Microbiologists

  • 1CA1,328$105,000
  • 2MA1,267$100,500
  • 3NY590$90,000
  • 4NJ532$85,976
  • 5PA314$79,280

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Occupations, All Other

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