Senior Bioinformatics Scientist H-1B salaries

Employers filed 42 certified H-1B applications for Senior Bioinformatics Scientist roles between Apr 2023 and May 2026. The median salary was $130,000. The typical offer was 30% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $130,000
Middle half earn: $112,180 to $148,500
Top 10% earn over: $167,475
Certified filings: 42

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Illumina, Inc.	9	$140,000	+8%	$130,000 – $148,500
Illumina Software, Inc.	4	$129,400	0%	$129,400 – $129,400
Guardant Health, Inc.	3	$167,877	+29%	$153,172 – $170,986
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	3	$109,283	−16%	$106,142 – $110,718
Medical Neurogenetics LLC	2	$103,000	−21%	$103,000 – $103,000
Mission Bio, Inc.	2	$130,000	0%	$130,000 – $130,000
Natera, Inc.	2	$139,776	+8%	$139,558 – $139,994
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital	2	$140,000	+8%	$140,000 – $140,000
Dnanexus, Inc.	1	$167,750	+29%	$167,750 – $167,750
Buck Institute for Research on Aging	1	$76,294	−41%	$76,294 – $76,294
The Children's Mercy Hospital	1	$103,106	−21%	$103,106 – $103,106
BioLegend, Inc.	1	$86,445	−34%	$86,445 – $86,445
Foundation Medicine, Inc.	1	$112,258	−14%	$112,258 – $112,258
Myriad Women's Health, Inc.	1	$228,660	+76%	$228,660 – $228,660
Morehouse School of Medicine	1	$110,000	−15%	$110,000 – $110,000
New York Genome Center, Inc.	1	$149,553	+15%	$149,553 – $149,553
Nimble Therapeutics Inc.	1	$152,880	+18%	$152,880 – $152,880
Rancho BioSciences LLC	1	$145,000	+12%	$145,000 – $145,000
Revvity Omics Inc.	1	$94,182	−28%	$94,182 – $94,182
Sequenom Center for Molecular Medicine	1	$154,116	+19%	$154,116 – $154,116
SUNY Upstate Medical University	1	$116,350	−10%	$116,350 – $116,350
University of Pittsburgh	1	$90,176	−31%	$90,176 – $90,176
Veracyte, Inc.	1	$165,000	+27%	$165,000 – $165,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
San Diego, CA	11	$129,400	$129,400 – $132,912
Foster City, CA	4	$150,503	$148,500 – $156,349
Atlanta, GA	4	$103,000	$103,000 – $104,750
Toledo, OH	2	$130,000	$130,000 – $130,000
Palo Alto, CA	2	$170,986	$169,432 – $172,541
Columbus, OH	2	$140,000	$140,000 – $140,000
Alpharetta, GA	1	$94,182	$94,182 – $94,182
Delray Beach, FL	1	$109,283	$109,283 – $109,283
Cambridge, MA	1	$145,000	$145,000 – $145,000
Brooklyn, NY	1	$138,466	$138,466 – $138,466
Boston, MA	1	$112,258	$112,258 – $112,258
Madison, WI	1	$152,880	$152,880 – $152,880
Framingham, MA	1	$165,000	$165,000 – $165,000
Kansas City, MO	1	$103,106	$103,106 – $103,106
Los Angeles, CA	1	$140,213	$140,213 – $140,213
Novato, CA	1	$76,294	$76,294 – $76,294
New York, NY	1	$149,553	$149,553 – $149,553
Mountain View, CA	1	$167,750	$167,750 – $167,750
Pittsburgh, PA	1	$90,176	$90,176 – $90,176
San Carlos, CA	1	$139,339	$139,339 – $139,339

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	2	$109,788
Level II	12	$120,777
Level III	14	$134,670
Level IV	13	$152,506

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

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