Visa Wage Index

Biochemists and Biophysicists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Employers filed 48 applications covering 48 positions for this role here, at a median of $78,000 a year. 48 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Biochemists and Biophysicists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$67,579
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$90,022
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$112,445
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$134,888

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
University of Maryland Baltimore Level I 1616 $72,840
Johns Hopkins University Level I 1414 $70,344
Johns Hopkins University Level II 33 $125,000
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Level II 22 $80,500
University of Maryland Baltimore Level III 11 $135,000
Johns Hopkins University Level I 44 $65,384
University of Maryland Baltimore Level I 11 $65,000
University of Maryland Baltimore Level II 11 $78,000
University of Maryland Baltimore Level I 33 $67,000
Johns Hopkins University Level I 11 $92,882
National Institutes of Health, HHS Level II 11 $117,962
Johns Hopkins University Level I 11 $60,000

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.