Biochemist salary in New Haven, CT

Based on 64 certified H-1B filings in the New Haven, CT metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Hamden.

Median salary$80,000

Middle 50%$75k–$101.4k

vs. national median+0%comparison median $79,802

Filings64FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

National median

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $68,035 and $173,151.

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$55,000	$51,426	$57,650	31
FY2021	$57,855	$56,712	$61,500	25
FY2022	$62,730	$61,012	$73,172	24
FY2023	$67,900	$65,246	$78,322	30
FY2024	$74,550	$68,073	$86,600	34
FY2025	$83,580	$74,263	$123,188	33
FY2026	$76,500	$75,000	$92,151	31

New Haven's median Biochemist salary of $80,000 is worth about $76,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New Haven = 104.6).

Employer	Median	Filings
Yale University	$75,000	39
Alexion Pharmaceuticals	$123,188	19
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	too few	2
Northeast Bioanalytical Laboratories	too few	2

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

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$53,269	$75,000	50
Mid-level · Level II	$121,139	$134,602	11

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.