Mid-level Biochemist salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Fort Worth, Richardson, Aubrey, Frisco.

Median salary$75,000
Middle 50%$62k–$78.8k
vs. all levels here+2%comparison median $73,182
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $60,000 and $98,440.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,000
25th$62,000
50th (median)$75,000
75th$78,786
90th$84,150

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2021: median $59,234 (10 filings) FY2023: median $64,375 (25 filings) FY2024: median $64,000 (11 filings) FY2026: median $75,000 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 4 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 2 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 11 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 25
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––4
FY2021$59,234$57,024$63,61010
FY2022–––2
FY2023$64,375$62,500$71,93325
FY2024$64,000$60,786$73,00011
FY2025–––6
FY2026$75,000$66,000$78,78611

Cost of living

Dallas's median mid-level Biochemist salary of $75,000 is worth about $72,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Biochemists and Biophysicists in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $130,670 in May 2025 (160 employed). The H-1B median here is $75,000, 43% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
UT Southwestern Medical Centertoo few7
Howard Hughes Medical Institutetoo few5
Southern Methodist Universitytoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $70,904 20
Mid-level · Level II $75,000 17
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$55,619$70,90420
Mid-level · Level II$58,698$75,00017

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.