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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$88,489$86,570
P25 wage$74,464$67,000
P75 wage$115,000$110,000
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$40,536$43,000
Total filings644,0757,436
Wage samples643,0047,409
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$122k
Microbiologists
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$77k
FY2011$75k
FY2012$72k
FY2013$72k
FY2014$75k
FY2015$74k
FY2016$75k
FY2017$79k
FY2018$80k
FY2019$84k
FY2020$85k
FY2021$91k
FY2022$98k
FY2023$102k
FY2024$105k
FY2025$108k
FY2026$110k

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 — Microbiologists

  • 1CA1,264$103,189
  • 2MA1,181$100,000
  • 3NY573$90,000
  • 4NJ497$85,000
  • 5PA285$78,062

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Occupations, All Other

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