Visa Wage Index

Biochemists and Biophysicists in Ithaca, NY

Employers filed 4 applications covering 4 positions for this role here, at a median of $70,450 a year. 4 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 Ithaca, NY, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands. These are national figures. The library had no local survey for this occupation, so it falls back to the national one, and this page shows that rather than presenting a national number as a local one.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$70,158
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$85,384
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$100,610
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$115,835

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Cornell University Level I 33 $70,450
Cornell University Level II 11 $70,000

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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.