Senior Biochemist salary in New York, NY

Based on 26 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tarrytown, Bronx, Rahway, Stony Brook, Pearl River.

Median salary$147,902
Middle 50%$136.2k–$158.2k
vs. all levels here+64%comparison median $89,944
Filings26FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,523 and $180,443.
PercentileSalary
10th$107,295
25th$136,150
50th (median)$147,902
75th$158,193
90th$165,444

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $115k $160k FY2020: median $83,200 (11 filings) FY2021: median $146,174 (12 filings) FY2022: median $125,151 (22 filings) FY2023: median $128,988 (19 filings) FY2024: median $130,500 (16 filings) FY2025: median $142,804 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 16 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 22
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$83,200$75,000$121,21911
FY2021$146,174$115,139$153,70012
FY2022$125,151$114,525$131,88322
FY2023$128,988$99,000$138,77919
FY2024$130,500$118,750$147,75016
FY2025$142,804$137,300$156,95819
FY2026–––7

Cost of living

New York's median senior Biochemist salary of $147,902 is worth about $131,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Biochemists and Biophysicists in the New York, NY area earned a median of $109,620 in May 2025 (2,200 employed). The H-1B median here is $147,902, 35% higher.

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
Regeneron Pharmaceuticalstoo few9
Merck Sharp & Dohmetoo few5
Calder Biosciencestoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $75,000 90
Mid-level · Level II $95,263 157
Senior · Level III $147,902 26
Expert · Level IV $150,000 21

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$58,635$75,00090
Mid-level · Level II$89,419$95,263157
Senior · Level III$107,578$147,90226
Expert · Level IV$118,310$150,00021

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.