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MICROBIOLOGIST salaries

8,820 H-1B & PERM records for "MICROBIOLOGIST", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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8820

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$61661

Average Salary

$18200

Minimum

$700000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: MICROBIOLOGIST
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. SCIENTIST SAN FRANCISCO, CA $161000 H-1B Mar 20, 2019
CEPHEID Staff Scientist, R&D MEMP Sunnyvale, CA $160000 H-1B Feb 9, 2026
Zymergen Inc. Technology Manager Emeryville, CA $160000 - $180000 H-1B Jan 18, 2022
Omeros Corporation Associate Director, Clinical QA Seattle, WA $160000 - $200000 H-1B Mar 16, 2020
Omeros Corporation Associate Director, Clinical QA Seattle, WA $160000 - $200000 H-1B Mar 6, 2020
YALE UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST NEW HAVEN, CT $160000 H-1B Sep 17, 2009
LZ Organics, LLC Vice President of Research and Product Development Overland Park, KS $156000 H-1B Feb 20, 2024
PURE BIOMASS INC. RESEARCH SCIENTIST Encinitas, CA $156000 E-3 Dec 6, 2018
PURE BIOMASS INC. RESEARCH SCIENTIST Encinitas, CA $156000 E-3 Dec 10, 2018
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVA… Assistant Professor Philadelphia, PA $155688 H-1B Nov 18, 2025
AETHER BIOMACHINES, INC. SENIOR SCIENTIST ENZYME BIOLOGY MENLO PARK, CA $155000 H-1B Oct 22, 2021
Zymergen Inc. Scientist III Emeryville, CA $155000 - $170000 H-1B Apr 26, 2022
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, HHS STAFF SCIENTIST Bethesda, MD $155000 H-1B Aug 19, 2019
Genentech, Inc. Senior Scientist South San Francisco, CA $151100 - $302200 H-1B May 25, 2020
University of Rochester Assistant Professor/Assistant Director Rochester, NY $151000 - $151001 H-1B Apr 16, 2021
Medical Science & Computing, LLC Vaccine Development Scientist Bethesda, MD $150075 E-3 Jan 4, 2022
University of Rochester Assistant Professor/Assistant Director Rochester, NY $150000 - $200000 H-1B Jun 7, 2024
NIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. DIRECTOR- MICROBIOLOGY DAVIS, CA $150000 H-1B Jun 18, 2024
Metagenomi, Inc. Senior Scientist Emeryville, CA $150000 - $180000 H-1B Aug 9, 2024
FAHIMEH SASAN, D.O., P.C. Senior Embryologist San Francisco, CA $150000 - $170000 H-1B Feb 15, 2023
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Assistant Professor New York, NY $150000 H-1B Aug 11, 2021
Alkermes, Inc. Principal Scientist Waltham, MA $150000 - $170000 H-1B Apr 15, 2020
BAYCARE HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. MANAGER/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, MICROBIOLOGY TAMPA, FL $150000 H-1B Apr 24, 2019
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL MANAGER/TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, MICROBIOLOGY TAMPA, FL $150000 H-1B Mar 27, 2019
BAKER BOTTS LLP SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR NEW YORK, NY $150000 H-1B Nov 19, 2010
PFIZER INC CLINICAL PROTOCOL MANAGER (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR) SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $150000 H-1B Oct 16, 2009
MEDICUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC. Microbiologists NEW YORK, NY $150000 Green Card 2010
MEDICUS GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC. SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR NEW YORK, NY $150000 H-1B Apr 26, 2010
Mentor Texas LP Microbiology and Sterilization Team Leader $149992 - $159000 Green Card Dec 20, 2024
Genentech, Inc. Senior Scientist South San Francisco, CA $149000 - $298000 E-3 Nov 11, 2019
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. Senior Staff Development Scientist West Sacramento, CA $148500 H-1B Aug 31, 2023
BECKMAN COULTER, INC. Senior Staff Development Scientist West Sacramento, CA $148500 H-1B Aug 25, 2023
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Staff Scientist Menlo Park, CA $148000 - $213000 H-1B May 27, 2025
Antheia, Inc. Scientist III, Fermentation Menlo Park, CA $147826 - $174210 H-1B Oct 7, 2024
TELIGENT QC Microbiology Laboratory Manager BUENA, NJ $147537 Green Card Jul 18, 2019
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. Scientist II San Francisco, CA $146260 H-1B Jun 10, 2025
CarbonDrop, Inc. Scientific Advisor - Bioenergetics San Carlos, CA $145600 - $100 H-1B Jun 5, 2024
Janssen Research & Development, LLC Scientist, Oligonucleotide Biology South San Francisco, CA $145140 H-1B Mar 3, 2023
10x Genomics, Inc. Senior Scientist Pleasanton, CA $145000 - $165000 H-1B Apr 5, 2023
Medical Science & Computing, LLC Vaccine Development Scientist Bethesda, MD $145000 E-3 Nov 6, 2019
TELIGENT PHARMA, INC. QC MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY MANAGER BUENA, NJ $145000 H-1B Apr 27, 2018
Triad National Security, LLC Scientist 2 Los Alamos, NM $144000 - $164100 H-1B Dec 21, 2023
NYU Grossman School of Medicine Senior Research Scientist New York, NY $143325 H-1B Jan 22, 2025
Bionova Scientific, LLC QC Manager - EM and Microbial Testing Fremont, CA $142542 - $160000 H-1B May 1, 2025
Antheia, Inc. Scientist II, Strain Engineering Menlo Park, CA $142542 - $170000 H-1B Apr 8, 2025
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Director, Biology Foster City, CA $142542 - $319320 H-1B Feb 5, 2025
Pharmaceutics International Incorporate… Senior Manager, Microbiology Cockeysville, MD $142500 H-1B Aug 20, 2020
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER - MICROBIOLOGIST IDAHO FALLS, ID $140400 H-1B Oct 12, 2023
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. Scientist Cambridge, MA $140200 H-1B Mar 12, 2024
NIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. DIRECTOR- MICROBIOLOGY SACRAMENTO, CA $140000 H-1B Sep 25, 2024
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