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SCIENTIST III, BIOINFORMATICS

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

169

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$140,000

Median Salary

Across filings in selected period

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$104,000

25th Percentile

$124,800

Median (50th)

$140,000

75th Percentile

$154,576

90th Percentile

$172,595

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Top Employers Hiring SCIENTIST III, BIOINFORMATICS
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Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 14 $153,728 $140,000 - $176,124 100.0%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC. 5 $108,285 $72,758 - $120,000 100.0%
Foghorn Therapeutics 5 $138,000 $134,971 - $138,000 80.0%
Atalanta Therapeutics, Inc. 3 $154,000 $140,000 - $158,700 100.0%
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 $104,000 $101,000 - $119,000 100.0%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 3 $167,877 $139,339 - $184,160 100.0%
Arc Research Institute 2 $195,000 $195,000 - $195,000 100.0%
Contemporaries Inc. 2 $144,027 $140,000 - $148,054 100.0%
Roche Sequencing Solutions Inc. 2 $120,070 $100,800 - $139,339 100.0%
Genentech, Inc. 2 $153,588 $152,506 - $154,669 100.0%
Vaxart, Inc. 2 $122,400 $120,000 - $124,800 100.0%
MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES MASSACHUSETTS, LLC 2 $100,225 $78,458 - $121,992 100.0%
Regeneron Genetics Center, LLC 1 $155,004 $155,004 - $155,004 100.0%
SalioGen Therapeutics 1 $135,000 $135,000 - $135,000 100.0%
Veracyte 1 $145,000 $145,000 - $145,000 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Senior 30 $146,727 $78,458 - $195,000
III 9 $119,000 $72,758 - $148,054
Principal 9 $172,595 $100,800 - $184,160
I 8 $128,792 $105,000 - $158,700
II 5 $111,250 $102,300 - $140,000
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 61 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 61 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Tarrytown NY 15 $154,576
South San Francisco CA 7 $128,800
Cambridge MA 5 $138,000
Boston MA 4 $130,996
Foster City CA 4 $158,939
San Jose CA 2 $102,500
Ann Arbor MI 2 $76,512
Pleasanton CA 2 $120,070
Palo Alto CA 2 $195,000
Rockville MD 2 $144,027
Related Roles & Career Progression

These roles are variations of SCIENTIST III, BIOINFORMATICS with different seniority levels.

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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
2021 2 $116,751 100.0%
2022 9 $120,000 100.0%
2023 12 $136,500 100.0%
2024 10 $151,653 100.0%
2025 13 $154,000 100.0%
2026 15 $149,313 93.3%
Company Comparison - SCIENTIST III, BIOINFORMATICS

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 14 $153,728 100.0%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC. 5 $108,285 100.0%
Foghorn Therapeutics 5 $138,000 80.0%
Atalanta Therapeutics, Inc. 3 $154,000 100.0%
BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY 3 $104,000 100.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: October 12, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.