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Molecular and Cellular Biologists: green card (PERM) sponsors

404 PERM labor certification applications for this occupation (SOC 19-1029). Median offered salary $102,502; median time to certification 485 days.

PERM applications404
Median offered salary$102,502
Middle half of salaries$86,549–$121,560
10th–90th percentile$75,566–$138,536

Top green card sponsors

EmployerPERM applicationsMedian salary
PPD Development, L.P.14$116,668
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.13$111,238
Illumina12$113,175
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.9$114,700
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.7$93,850
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.6$92,300
Guardant Health, Inc.6$143,500
AbbVie Bioresearch Center6$89,375
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia5$107,928
Genentech, Inc.5$144,996
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc.5$104,545
Editas Medicine, Inc.5$91,374
Tessera Therapeutics, Inc.4$131,123
Kelly Services, Inc.4$99,871
Foundation Medicine, Inc.4$91,374
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company4$120,500
AbbVie Inc.4$113,306
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory4$77,100
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated3$91,374
Amgen Inc.3$101,816
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP3$103,078
CAMP4 Therapeutics Corporation3$91,374
University of Michigan3$67,980
Zifo Technologies, Inc.3$112,923
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.3$117,900
Generate Biomedicines, Inc.3$117,500
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.3$112,000
Gilead Sciences, Inc.3$134,000
Altos Labs Inc.3$127,150
AbbVie Biotherapeutics3$86,424
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.3$100,000
Zoetis, Inc.2$109,500
Eli Lilly and Company2$156,024
Biogen, Inc.2$98,884
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC2$118,384
Generation Bio Co.2$126,277
Grail, LLC2$117,944
Incyte Corporation2$115,000
Seattle Children's Hospital2$90,232
University of Southern California2$77,002
Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc.2$88,608
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.2$95,940
Bluebird Bio, Inc.2$88,962
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center2$85,660
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.2$132,196
Repertoire Immune Medicines, Inc.2$118,042
Trans Ova Genetics, L.C.2$71,874
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation2$109,922
Axle Informatics2$70,000
ElevateBio IPSC, Inc2$98,500

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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).