Visa Wage Index

Biochemists and Biophysicists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Employers filed 83 applications covering 83 positions for this role here, at a median of $76,400 a year. 81 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 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$76,045
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$87,298
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$98,550
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$109,803

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Level I 3131 $76,400
University of Texas Medical Branch Level I 44 $86,000
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Level II 33 $109,535
University of Houston Level I 22 $61,650
A & B Environmental Services, Inc. Level I 11 $76,045
Avance Biosciences Inc. Level II 11 $92,249
LONZA HOUSTON INC Level I 11 $76,514
LONZA HOUSTON INC Level III 11 $146,000
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute Level I 11 $71,215
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute Level III 11 $77,500
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute Level IV 11 $83,216
W.M. RICE UNIVERSITY Level II 11 $80,000
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Level I 66 $72,150
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Level I 11 $80,000
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Level II 11 $71,616
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Level I 44 $58,038
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Level II 11 $59,592
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER Level I 11 $78,000
Baylor College of Medicine not stated 1010 $72,266
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center not stated 77 $72,000
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston not stated 44 $65,463

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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.