H-1B salary guideSOC 19-4021Rank #25Updated May 2026

Biological Technicians

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Biological Technicians (SOC 19-4021). Based on 23,209 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$64,896

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$54,835

lower quartile

P75 wage

$76,877

upper quartile

Filings

23,209

Rank #25

Summary

Biological Technicians (SOC 19-4021) is a laboratory and research support role with 23,209 H-1B filings in the dataset. The occupation shows steady wage progression across DOL skill levels, from a Level I median of $59,580 to a Level IV median of $88,096.

Salary Range & Progression: The overall median H-1B wage for Biological Technicians is $64,896, with the middle 50% earning between $54,835 (P25) and $76,877 (P75). As experience and specialization increase, median wages climb: Level II positions reach $67,413, Level III rises to $76,375, and Level IV peaks at $88,096.

Top Hiring States & Employers: New York leads with 3,688 filings and a median wage of $69,447, followed by California (2,124 filings, $71,026) and Texas (1,959 filings, $57,761). Major sponsors are research universities: Yale University (377 filings), Columbia University (369), the University of Pennsylvania (252), Johns Hopkins University (252), and Harvard University (184).

Biological Technicians H-1B salary
SOC 19-4021 wage levels
H-1B laboratory technician
prevailing wage Biological Technicians
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research technician H-1B

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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

Level	N	P25	Median	P75
Level I	10,318	$50,255	$59,580	$68,542
Level II	6,464	$57,000	$67,413	$80,000
Level III	2,638	$64,876	$76,375	$103,591
Level IV	809	$69,200	$88,096	$121,897

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	NY	3,688	$69,447
2	CA	2,124	$71,026
3	TX	1,959	$57,761
4	MA	1,890	$69,200
5	PA	1,314	$61,056
6	IL	1,126	$63,600
7	MI	1,108	$58,180
8	CT	1,043	$69,000
9	MD	1,010	$68,500
10	NJ	871	$72,009

3,688

2,124

1,959

1,890

1,314

1,126

1,108

1,043

1,010

871

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	Yale University	377
2	Columbia University	369
3	Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	252
4	Johns Hopkins University	252
5	Harvard University	184
6	Northwestern University	158
7	Michigan State University	156
8	Emory University	153
9	The University of Virginia	147
10	The Trustees of Princeton University	135

Yale University

377

Columbia University

369

Trustees of the University…

252

Johns Hopkins University

252

Harvard University

184

Northwestern University

158

Michigan State University

156

Emory University

153

The University of Virginia

147

The Trustees of Princeton …

135

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

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