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Biochemists and Biophysicists: green card (PERM) sponsors

213 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 19-1021). Median offered salary $105,500; median time to certification 484 days.

PERM applications213
Median offered salary$105,500
Middle half of salaries$88,314–$125,151
10th–90th percentile$74,152–$141,589

Top green card sponsors

EmployerPERM applicationsMedian salary
Gilead Sciences, Inc.12$138,531
10x Genomics, Inc.7$130,000
Amgen Inc.7$87,192
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc.7$102,000
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.6$109,800
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.6$101,418
Granules Pharmaceuticals, Inc.5$90,300
Zoetis, Inc.4$97,000
Genomatica, Inc.4$116,414
Sanofi US Services Inc.3$96,242
ModernaTX, Inc.3$98,800
Sana Biotechnology, Inc.3$130,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company2$114,529
KBI Biopharma, Inc.2$91,562
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.2$120,880
AI Proteins, Inc.2$135,000
Celgene Corporation2$149,836
Agilent Technologies, Inc.2$122,716
Rani Therapeutics, LLC2$126,500
Amyris2$110,928
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.2$111,484
BioAgilytix Labs, LLC2$99,000
Bayer Research and Development Services LLC2$87,469
Beam Therapeutics, Inc.2$91,000
MRL San Francisco, LLC2$125,000
Kite Pharma Inc.2$132,038
CTK Biotech, Inc.2$79,019
University of Pennsylvania1$57,720
New Direction Fertility Centers, PLLC1$70,000
EMD Serono Research and Development Institute, Inc.1$99,655
Cepheid1$180,370
Eversana Life Science Services, LLC1$130,000
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.1$106,090
Empress Therapeutics, Inc.1$81,500
Michigan Public Health Institute1$88,196
Melaleuca, Inc.1$122,500
SilverStarDx, LLC1$64,000
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc.1$112,000
Women's Specialty & Fertility Center, Inc.1$81,000
Curia Global, Inc. (formerly Albany Molecular Research, Inc.)1$74,152
Vaxcyte, Inc.1$152,716
Revolution Medicines, Inc.1$120,000
Lycia Therapeutics, Inc.1$89,024
Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.1$109,300
Abzena (Bristol) LLC1$130,000
BPG Bio, Inc.1$74,152
Calder Biosciences Inc.1$121,100
ELC Beauty LLC1$97,323
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center1$89,086
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center1$88,670

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications. PERM certification is one step toward a green card; USCIS decides the petition. Not legal advice. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2024–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).