Guardant Health Bioinformatics Salary 2026
Verified bioinformatics, computational biology, and biostatistics pay at Guardant Health — from US Department of Labor H1B disclosures.
Salary Distribution
| Percentile | Salary | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | $127K | Lowest disclosed salary |
| 25th percentile (Q1) | $138K | 25% of roles paid below this |
| Median | $158K | Middle of all disclosures |
| 75th percentile (Q3) | $181K | 75% of roles paid below this |
| Maximum | $197K | Highest disclosed salary |
Wage Level & Pay Summary
DOL wage levels reflect seniority: Level I (entry) → Level IV (fully competent).
Guardant Health's 7 H1B filings from FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025) span Levels II–IV, concentrated at Level IV (4 of 7, 57%; fully competent / senior). Reported base salaries range from $127K to $197K, with a median of $158K and average of $158K; the middle 50% of offers fall between $138K and $181K. Level breakdown: 2 at Level II, 1 at Level III, 4 at Level IV. Small sample — see the percentile breakdown above for the most reliable summary.
Derived from Guardant Health's 7 bioinformatics-focused records in the CompBioJobs salary database (1,220 total LCA filings, FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025)).
What this data does & doesn't show
- Base salary only — does not include equity, sign-on bonuses, or annual cash bonuses, which are often substantial at biotech.
- H1B-sponsored roles only — US citizens / permanent residents may negotiate higher or lower than these figures.
- Across all job titles — includes both research-scientist and engineering roles, which can differ significantly.
- Snapshot in time — reflects FY2026 Q1 disclosures; current offers may have shifted.
More about Guardant Health
Sources & Methodology
- Primary source: US Department of Labor — OFLC LCA Disclosure Data (FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025)). Public records that US employers must file before hiring H1B workers; wages reported are the offered base salary.
- Our salary database: aggregated from 1,220 LCA records filtered to bioinformatics, computational biology, data science, biostatistics, and related roles, FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025). Generated March 1, 2026. Next update: Q2 data expected mid-April 2026.
- Cross-reference: H1BScope — independent visualization of the DOL LCA dataset. (Search for Guardant Health directly; their per-company pages list larger employers only.)
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Citation:
CompBioJobs (2026). Guardant Health H1B Salaries. Derived from US DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025). https://www.compbiojobs.com/companies/guardant-health/salary