H-1B salary guideSOC 11-9121Rank #100Updated Jun 2026
Natural Sciences Managers
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Natural Sciences Managers (SOC 11-9121). Based on 5,899 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$72,800
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$62,400
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$92,082
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
153
Rank #100 · FY2026
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 | 914 | $53,726 | $62,400 | $73,976 |
| Level II | 588 | $65,000 | $76,744 | $100,000 |
| Level III | 292 | $84,862 | $114,619 | $146,406 |
| Level IV | 327 | $124,973 | $154,105 | $186,290 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $53,726 | $62,400 | $73,976 |
| Level II | $65,000 | $76,744 | $100,000 |
| Level III | $84,862 | $114,619 | $146,406 |
| Level IV | $124,973 | $154,105 | $186,290 |
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.
THE VERITAS HEALTHCARE SOL…
142
Brillio LLC
131
Biorasi LLC
83
General Hospital Corporation
82
PPD Development, L.P.
82
Washington University
60
Northwestern University
58
University of Michigan
58
The University of Chicago
55
Trustees of the University…
51
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $51k |
| FY2011 | $50k |
| FY2012 | $50k |
| FY2013 | $54k |
| FY2014 | $55k |
| FY2015 | $60k |
| FY2016 | $60k |
| FY2017 | $64k |
| FY2018 | $81k |
| FY2019 | $75k |
| FY2020 | $76k |
| FY2021 | $76k |
| FY2022 | $70k |
| FY2023 | $75k |
| FY2024 | $75k |
| FY2025 | $79k |
| FY2026 | $73k |
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