H-1B Software Engineer Salary in Pharma & Biotech

Across 930 certified H-1B LCA filings at 29 Pharma & Biotech employers · DOL data FY2022–2026

$130K
Median Salary
$110K
25th Percentile
$150K
75th Percentile

Across 930 certified Labor Condition Applications for Software Engineer roles at the major pharmaceutical and biotech companies, the average certified wage is $131,722, with most offers between $110K and $150K. Pharma & Biotech sits in the mid-to-upper range of H-1B pay for this role.

Top Pharma & Biotech Employers for Software Engineers

CompanyFilingsMedian Wage
Amgen251$118K
Thermo Fisher Scientific218$119K
Illumina112$139K
Moderna65$158K
Johnson & Johnson58$150K

Member companies with the highest certified Software Engineer LCA volume. Click any company for its full wage breakdown by DOL prevailing wage level.

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Salary figures aggregated from DOL LCA disclosure files (FY2022–2026), filtered to certified petitions with wages between $30K and $1M. Percentiles computed across 930 Software Engineer filings at 29 Pharma & Biotech employers.