Visa Wage Index

Microbiologists in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Employers filed 22 applications covering 22 positions for this role here, at a median of $74,200 a year. 21 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 Microbiologists in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 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$63,378
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$78,707
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$94,058
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$109,387

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Level I 22 $78,000
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Level II 11 $76,000
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Level III 11 $82,400
BIOZEN THERAPEUTICS INC. Level I 11 $63,378
Long Island University Level I 11 $52,915
New York University Level I 11 $64,688
New York University Level II 11 $68,000
NYU Grossman School of Medicine Level II 11 $74,200
NYU Grossman School of Medicine Level III 11 $100,000
OMEGA-BIOCHEM LABORATORIES INC. Level II 11 $79,040
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Level II 11 $91,123
Research Foundation for the State University of New York Level I 11 $64,050
Albert Einstein College of Medicine not stated 44 $68,000
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey not stated 44 $71,162
Columbia University not stated 11 $79,327

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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.