What is the H1B salary at Illumina?

Across 17 H1B disclosures filed with the US Department of Labor, Illumina reported wages ranging from $90K to $400K, with a median of $152K and an average of $169K. Source: DOL LCA Disclosure Data.

How reliable is this salary data?

These figures come directly from US Department of Labor LCA (Labor Condition Application) disclosures — public records that employers must file before hiring an H1B worker. Wages reported are the offered base salary. The data is verified, not crowdsourced or estimated.

Does this include equity or bonuses?

No. LCA disclosures report base salary only. Total compensation at Illumina typically includes equity (especially at biotech) and an annual bonus on top of these figures.

Illumina Bioinformatics Salary 2026

Verified bioinformatics, computational biology, and biostatistics pay at Illumina — from US Department of Labor H1B disclosures.

Verified data — sourced from US Department of Labor LCA disclosures (FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025)). These are real base salaries reported by Illumina when sponsoring H1B workers, not estimates or crowdsourced averages. Cross-reference on H1BScope: Illumina. See full sources.

Disclosures

Median

$152K

Average

$169K

Range

$90K–$400K

Salary Distribution

Percentile	Salary	Meaning
Minimum	$90K	Lowest disclosed salary
25th percentile (Q1)	$115K	25% of roles paid below this
Median	$152K	Middle of all disclosures
75th percentile (Q3)	$185K	75% of roles paid below this
Maximum	$400K	Highest disclosed salary

Wage Level & Pay Summary

DOL wage levels reflect seniority: Level I (entry) → Level IV (fully competent).

Illumina's 17 H1B filings from FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025) span Levels I–IV, concentrated at Level IV (6 of 17, 35%; fully competent / senior). Reported base salaries range from $90K to $400K, with a median of $152K and average of $169K; the middle 50% of offers fall between $115K and $185K. Level breakdown: 3 at Level I, 3 at Level II, 3 at Level III, 6 at Level IV.

Derived from Illumina's 17 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.

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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: Illumina — independent visualization of the same DOL LCA dataset for Illumina, with breakdowns by role and city.
Citation: CompBioJobs (2026). Illumina H1B Salaries. Derived from US DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q1 (Oct-Dec 2025). https://www.compbiojobs.com/companies/illumina/salary