H-1B salary guideSOC 19-1022Rank #74Updated May 2026
Microbiologists
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Microbiologists (SOC 19-1022). Based on 3,679 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$99,900
P50 across filings
P25 wage
$79,000
lower quartile
P75 wage
$121,867
upper quartile
Filings
3,679
Rank #74
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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 | 637 | $61,000 | $74,256 | $93,600 |
| Level II | 1,459 | $75,000 | $90,000 | $110,000 |
| Level III | 945 | $96,366 | $111,238 | $129,813 |
| Level IV | 525 | $109,242 | $129,584 | $147,450 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
Novartis Institutes for Bi…
81
Washington University
64
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals,…
35
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
35
Zoetis, Inc.
31
Icahn School of Medicine a…
30
PFIZER INC.
25
AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical…
20
AbbVie Inc.
18
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARM…
18
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
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