DOL Verified Employer

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. - Microbiologists

Government-verified salary data from 1,070 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$63,000
19 DOL filings
MA Approval Rate 87.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$63,000
Certified filings
DOL Filings
19
Certified: 931
Unique Job Titles
75
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
87.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 19 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$55,000$58,000$63,000$72,500$95,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+8.2%

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Biochemists and Biophysicists 223 $86,000 -17%
$75,599$75,599$86,000$93,000$93,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 198 $88,000 -12.5%
$68,786$68,786$88,000$108,000$108,000
Chemists 69 $79,003 -6.1%
$72,000$72,000$79,003$99,427$99,427
19-1042.00 58 $86,195 N/A
$70,970$70,970$86,195$106,746$106,746
Statisticians 57 $116,408 +12.7%
$105,000$105,000$116,408$123,489$123,489
19-1021.00 57 $87,589 N/A
$82,555$82,555$87,589$109,158$109,158
Biological Scientists, All Other 57 $75,000 -19.6%
$60,674$60,674$75,000$90,000$90,000
19-1029.02 49 $91,978 N/A
$85,842$85,842$91,978$111,238$111,238
19-1029.00 29 $88,962 N/A
$81,682$81,682$88,962$105,331$105,331
19-1029.01 28 $101,379 N/A
$60,653$60,653$101,379$121,098$121,098
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 24 $98,000 -8.4%
$79,000$79,000$98,000$107,224$107,224
15-1132 22 $109,731 N/A
$91,874$91,874$109,731$128,627$128,627
Microbiologists 19 $63,000 -27.9%
$58,000$58,000$63,000$72,500$72,500
19-2031.00 12 $89,887 N/A
$76,086$76,086$89,887$111,996$111,996
15-1133 10 $94,047 N/A
$85,000$85,000$94,047$115,000$115,000
15-1141 9 $129,699 N/A
$118,934$118,934$129,699$133,557$133,557
15-2041.00 9 $91,458 N/A
$77,584$77,584$91,458$100,942$100,942
Biological Technicians 9 $63,461 +22%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Computer and Information Systems Managers 8 $158,371 -7.5%
$148,000$148,000$158,371$186,014$186,014
Natural Sciences Managers 8 $140,000 -13.1%
$134,430$134,430$140,000$178,360$178,360
15-1121 8 $98,494 N/A
$73,715$73,715$98,494$104,021$104,021
Operations Research Analysts 8 $160,000 +75.3%
$123,000$123,000$160,000$183,600$183,600
Managers, All Other 7 $124,321 -9%
$75,400$75,400$124,321$135,642$135,642
19-1022.00 6 $83,554 N/A
$67,829$67,829$83,554$88,962$88,962
17-2031.00 5 $122,325 N/A
$107,931$107,931$122,325$122,762$122,762
15-1142 4 $91,401 N/A
$86,275$86,275$91,401$144,892$144,892
15-2031.00 4 $107,141 N/A
$54,163$54,163$107,141$107,619$107,619
Life Scientists, All Other 4 $74,820 -14.8%
$59,000$59,000$74,820$90,640$90,640
11-9111.00 3 $158,756 N/A
$121,680$121,680$158,756$195,832$195,832
15-1132.00 3 $110,240 N/A
$96,242$96,242$110,240$110,240$110,240
15-1252.00 3 $108,181 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2041.01 3 $106,600 N/A
$91,458$91,458$106,600$118,893$118,893
15-2041.02 3 $111,946 N/A
$100,942$100,942$111,946$111,946$111,946
19-4021.00 3 $63,357 N/A
$62,712$62,712$63,357$65,853$65,853
11-3021.00 2 $147,431 N/A
$132,995$132,995$147,431$161,866$161,866
Training and Development Managers 2 $116,181 -8.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 2 $66,000 -18.8%
Insufficient data for salary range.
Financial and Investment Analysts 2 $119,704 +18.1%
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1111 2 $95,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1131 2 $86,000 N/A
$67,000$67,000$86,000$105,000$105,000
15-1199 2 $127,500 N/A
$90,000$90,000$127,500$165,000$165,000
15-1199.00 2 $143,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2051.00 2 $137,291 N/A
$125,819$125,819$137,291$148,762$148,762
19-1029.04 2 $96,595 N/A
$91,374$91,374$96,595$101,816$101,816
11-1021.00 1 $198,099 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-2021.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Financial Managers 1 $200,000 +23.7%
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-3051.01 1 $152,263 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Human Resources Managers 1 $145,018 +3.6%
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9121.00 1 $226,283 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Microbiologists at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Mar 2019 $70,699 $70,699 - Cambridge MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $61,797 $61,797 - Emeryville CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2019 $75,774 $75,774 - EMERYVILLE CA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2018 $70,699 N/A - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2018 $70,699 $70,699 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Denied LCA
Feb 2018 $58,000 $46,821 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $80,000 $69,742 - EMERYVILLE CA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2018 $72,500 $69,742 - EMERYVILLE CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $58,000 $51,958 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2017 $58,000 $51,958 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2016 $81,469 $81,432 - EMERYVILLE CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $56,000 $54,642 - EMERYVILLE CA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2016 $55,000 $49,421 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2014 $75,000 $64,085 - Emeryville CA Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Sep 2014 $95,000 $62,005 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2013 $63,000 $62,858 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $72,000 $47,091 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
May 2012 $55,000 $46,155 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2012 $55,000 $46,155 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.