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Epidemiologists: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 19-1041. 1,185 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $82,400, middle half $68,994–$109,278.

Applications (LCAs)1,185

Median offered salary$82,400

Middle half of salaries$68,994–$109,278

10th–90th percentile$61,374–$140,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	396	$67,869
Level II (qualified)	369	$86,320
Level III (experienced)	131	$104,004
Level IV (fully competent)	130	$132,331

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Johns Hopkins University	73	$73,674
Brigham and Women's Hospital	36	$75,000
Harvard University	29	$75,000
Emory University	29	$74,069
American Cancer Society, Inc.	22	$72,082
General Hospital Corporation	21	$76,000
Genesis Research LLC	17	$126,099
Columbia University	16	$73,182
NYU Grossman School of Medicine	16	$85,000
University of Michigan	16	$65,000
Mississippi State Department of Health	16	$49,796
Health Research Inc.	15	$78,554
National Institutes of Health, HHS	15	$114,629
Trustees of Boston University	14	$77,145
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	13	$133,230
Duke University	13	$80,500
Xcenda, LLC	12	$108,000
Yale University	12	$77,778
University of Nebraska Medical Center	11	$69,469
University of Utah	10	$86,960
The University of Southern California	10	$64,850
University of Minnesota	10	$68,515
University of California, Los Angeles	10	$85,056
Washington University	10	$77,803
AbbVie Inc.	9	$170,000
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute	9	$132,000
Amgen Inc.	9	$140,299
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	9	$77,584
Brown University	8	$73,639
The University of Chicago	8	$65,820
Renaissance Therapy Group	8	$87,381
The Leland Stanford, Jr University	8	$85,000
Resolve to Save Lives Inc.	8	$132,000
Michigan State University	8	$87,412
University of California, San Diego	8	$66,868
University of Illinois Chicago	8	$65,000
Flex Consulting Group Inc.	8	$122,117
University of Illinois at Chicago	7	$70,000
Henry Ford Health System	7	$83,182
IQVIA RDS Inc.	7	$132,500
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	7	$103,810
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/dhhs	7	$109,278
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	7	$93,600
Michigan Public Health Institute	7	$94,037
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	7	$72,583
University of Washington	7	$91,188
Research Foundation of CUNY	7	$85,000
Cornell University	6	$63,448
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	6	$152,880
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	6	$97,032

Cities

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	293	$78,100
FY2024	264	$80,000
FY2025	347	$87,000
FY2026	281	$82,400

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).