Visa Wage Index

Biological Scientists, All Other in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Employers filed 76 applications covering 76 positions for this role here, at a median of $85,000 a year. 71 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 Biological Scientists, All Other 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$61,630
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$78,270
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$94,931
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$111,571

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER Level I 66 $87,248
CellChorus Inc Level III 33 $111,571
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute Level II 33 $71,215
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER Level II 33 $117,834
Avance Biosciences, Inc. Level II 22 $85,000
LONZA HOUSTON INC Level I 22 $81,478
Meadows Diagnostics LLC Level I 22 $70,000
ACROBIOSYSTEMS INC. Level II 11 $85,000
ANLITIKS, INC. Level III 11 $105,000
Biostate AI, Inc. Level II 11 $80,000
Illumina Software Inc. Level IV 11 $155,600
The Methodist Hospital Level II 11 $76,840
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute Level IV 11 $144,436
Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Inc. Level III 11 $110,000
Prairie View A&M University Level II 11 $72,000
Texas A&M University Level I 11 $63,996
University of Houston Level I 11 $57,616
Valo Health, Inc. Level IV 11 $165,000
W.M. Rice University Level III 11 $74,880
W.M. RICE UNIVERSITY Level IV 11 $85,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER Level II 11 $160,000
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Level I 33 $85,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER Level I 22 $46,807
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Level III 11 $80,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER Level II 11 $45,906
Baylor College of Medicine not stated 2222 $66,396
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston not stated 88 $67,605
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center not stated 44 $101,313

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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.