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Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 19-1023. 198 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $68,557, middle half $58,264–$82,078.

Applications (LCAs)198

Median offered salary$68,557

Middle half of salaries$58,264–$82,078

10th–90th percentile$52,000–$102,800

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	55	$54,840
Level II (qualified)	39	$72,952
Level III (experienced)	34	$76,814
Level IV (fully competent)	21	$89,773

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
University of Washington	12	$70,710
Oregon State University	9	$63,852
Research Foundation for the State University of New York	8	$71,494
University of California, Santa Cruz	6	$85,100
The University of Texas at Austin	6	$67,725
Cornell University	6	$82,667
Auburn University	5	$65,000
University of Florida	5	$66,883
Zoological Society of San Diego	5	$94,800
University of Wisconsin System	5	$54,840
Research Foundation of CUNY	4	$76,354
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University	4	$56,930
University of Kentucky	4	$52,000
World Wildlife Fund US	3	$102,800
Smithsonian Institution	3	$74,584
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	3	$84,614
University of Illinois	3	$48,222
Texas Tech University	3	$50,000
University of Alaska	3	$113,339
University of Connecticut	3	$68,008
The Trustees of Princeton University	3	$72,952
S.C. Department of Natural Resources	3	$52,699
Battelle Memorial Institute	3	$114,000
Purdue University	2	$55,520
Florida International University	2	$75,424
Colorado State University	2	$52,050
The Pennsylvania State University	2	$55,662
The College of William and Mary	2	$61,170
New England Aquarium	2	$108,854
The Ohio State University	2	$60,504
American Museum of Natural History	2	$67,776
State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife	2	$55,110
Environmental Defense Fund Inc.	2	$102,954
University of Idaho	2	$78,914
The Research Foundation for SUNY ESF	2	$58,459
FL Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish & Wildlife Research Institute	2	$58,365
University of California, San Diego	2	$93,800
Regents of the University of California at Riverside	2	$77,030
CoreSeed Aquaculture (Guam) Corporation	2	$49,358
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	2	$55,000
Wisdom Good Works Inc	2	$91,686
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	2	$52,500
Native Village of Eyak	2	$70,356
University of California, Merced	2	$70,489
Apex Bait Technologies, Inc.	2	$108,200
University of Michigan	1	$66,600
Michigan State University	1	$75,000
University of Colorado	1	$61,031
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute	1	$47,840
Mississippi State University	1	$47,481

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	41	$68,500
FY2024	65	$64,800
FY2025	58	$72,970
FY2026	34	$73,694

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).