Research and science
Microbiologists: who sponsors, and what they pay
Every certified Labor Condition Application for this occupation in the period covered, with the wage each employer told the Department of Labor it would pay.
Certified LCAs
215
H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3
Median wage offered
$75,254
per year
Middle half earn
$68K to $89K
25th to 75th percentile
Employers filing
149
Employers filing for Microbiologists
| Employer | LCAs | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Emory University Atlanta | 7 | $70,344 |
| Yale University New Haven | 6 | $75,000 |
| University of California, San Francisco San Francisco | 5 | $84,872 |
| The University of Chicago Chicago | 5 | $84,594 |
| Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Newark | 4 | $71,162 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge | 4 | $76,645 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia | 3 | $68,814 |
| Brown University Providence | 3 | $75,000 |
| Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC Livermore | 3 | $180,585 |
| Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx | 3 | $71,000 |
| University of Maryland, College Park College Park | 3 | $65,000 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha | 3 | $63,456 |
| University of Wisconsin System Madison | 3 | $63,419 |
| University of Minnesota Minneapolis | 3 | $74,235 |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor | 3 | $72,960 |
149 employers for this occupationThe full ranked list, with each employer's median wage, is part of Pro.
See ProSource: US Department of Labor (OFLC) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services · OFLC disclosure data (Labor Condition Applications, PERM) and the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 5 Oct 2026
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 5 Oct 2026