Senior Bioinformatics Scientist H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Bioinformatics Scientists (SOC 19-1029.01).
Employers filed 25 wage applications for Senior Bioinformatics Scientist jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 13 employers. The median offered wage was $130,000, 31.9% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Illumina Software, Inc. filed the most (5, median $129,400).
- Filings
- 25
- Positions covered
- 23
- Employers
- 13
- Median offered
- $130,000
- Median prevailing wage
- $97,469
- Filings since FY2020
- 102
- Median offer change since FY2020
- −4%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Senior Bioinformatics Scientist jobs fell 4%, from $136,000 in fiscal 2020 to $130,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 31.6% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 21 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 24 | $130,000 | −7.1% | $98,239 | +31.6% |
| 2025 | 13 | $140,000 | +8.2% | $115,149 | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 11 | $129,397 | +0.3% | $96,772 | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | $129,002 | +0.8% | $108,285 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 21 | $128,000 | −0.6% | $102,170 | +21.7% |
| 2021 | 8 | $128,794 | −5.3% | $120,848 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 10 | $136,000 | n/a | $108,254 | +23.4% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illumina Software, Inc. | 5 | $129,400 | +32.8% | |
| Illumina, Inc. | 5 | $148,500 | +31.3% | |
| Guardant Health, Inc. | 2 | $153,172 | +0.2% | |
| Mission Bio, Inc. | 2 | $130,000 | +56.9% | |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | 2 | $110,000 | +50.1% | |
| Medical Neurogenetics LLC | 2 | $103,000 | +28.4% | |
| Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | 1 | $112,154 | at the minimum | |
| The Children's Mercy Hospital | 1 | $103,106 | +39.6% | |
| Veracyte, Inc. | 1 | $165,000 | +45.4% | |
| Natera, Inc. | 1 | $140,213 | +31.1% | |
| Dnanexus, Inc. | 1 | $167,750 | +20.1% | |
| SUNY Upstate Medical University | 1 | $116,350 | +80.5% | |
Showing the 12 employers with the most filings of 13. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior Bioinformatics Scientist jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego, CA | 7 | $129,400 | +32.8% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 5 | $103,000 | +28.4% | |
| Foster City, CA | 3 | $148,500 | +31.9% | |
| Toledo, OH | 2 | $130,000 | +56.9% | |
| Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $138,466 | at the minimum | |
| Framingham, MA | 1 | $165,000 | +45.4% | |
| Kansas City, MO | 1 | $103,106 | +39.6% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $140,213 | +31.1% | |
| Mountain View, CA | 1 | $167,750 | +20.1% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $167,877 | +0.4% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 1 | $112,154 | at the minimum | |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $116,350 | +80.5% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.