Occupation · SOC 19-1021 · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX wage area
Biochemists and Biophysicists H-1B salary in Houston, TX
Level IV starts at $112,466. The median offer, $73,000, is under Level I.
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$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
IV
median $73k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 2 LCAs = 5 LCAs
Dots: certified H-1B LCAs for this job here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, in $10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches. Dashed lines and the ruler: where Levels I to IV start (OFLC 2026-27).
113certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$73,000median offer, under Level I
$68k to $78kmiddle half of offers
0new-employment LCAs, too few for shares
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
The four wage levels here
annual salary each level starts at · outlined: where the median offer landsLevel I
$76,1491 entryLevel II
$88,2542 entriesLevel III
$100,3603 entriesLevel IV
$112,4664 entriesWhere does your salary land?
same job and wage areaExample · the median offer here
under Level I · 1 entry
IIIIIIIV $76k$88k$100k$112k
Median · $73,000
$3,149 more reaches Level I (1 entries). Enter your salary to place it.
Employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 · median offer and the entries it gets| Employer | LCAs | Median offer | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | 71 | $74,200 | |
| Baylor College of Medicine | 19 | $68,964 | |
| The Methodist Hospital Research Institute | 5 | $71,215 | |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | 5 | $65,925 | |
| Lonza Houston INC | 4 | $79,574 | |
| University of Houston | 4 | $68,650 | |
| W.M. Rice University | 3 | $69,587 | |
| All other employers | 2 | – |
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