Biogen Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters Cambridge, MA · Industry: Health care

Short answer

Yes, Biogen Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 60 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $137,342.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

60

#697 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$137,342

+9% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

6

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level IV

57% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 60 filings

What Biogen Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$85,837
25th pct
$113,674
Median
$137,342
75th pct
$154,513
90th pct
$196,794

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 8%
  • Level II · qualified · 15%
  • Level III · experienced · 20%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 57%

Of 60 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Biogen Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Senior Associate Scientist Research Biochemists and Biophysicists 2 $84,198 $81,890 – $86,507
Senior Principal Biostatistician Biostatisticians 2 $141,000 $141,000 – $141,000
Principal Analyst Statistical Programming Statisticians 2 $127,858 $127,858 – $127,858
Principal Scientist Computational Biology Epidemiologists 2 $144,000 $144,000 – $144,000
Associate Director Business Insights Analytics Business Intelligence Analysts 2 $161,902 $161,852 – $161,951
Senior Manager Information Technology Information Technology Project Managers 2 $155,366 $148,050 – $162,683
Principal Analyst Statistical Programming Clinical Data Managers 2 $137,696 $137,696 – $137,696
Senior Scientist Chem Mol Therapeutics Biochemists and Biophysicists 2 $134,500 $129,250 – $139,750

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
Cambridge, MA37$141,000
Research Triangle Park, NC14$113,878
South San Francisco, CA2$100,682
Durham, NC2$145,829
Medway, MA1$127,858
Morrisville, NC1$136,448
High Point, NC1$113,980
San Francisco, CA1$196,000

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Biogen Inc. files for

New hires44%

27 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Extensions of current workers30%

18 — Continuing H-1B employment with Biogen Inc.

Transfers from other employers21%

13 — People switching to Biogen Inc. from another H-1B employer

Amended petitions5%

3 — Usually a new location or role

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 21% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Biogen Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY20232100287
FY2024802378
FY20251001478
FY2026 so far601483

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

Not H-1B dependent

H-1B workers are below DOL's dependency threshold.

No willful-violator flag

No DOL finding of willful wage violations on its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP

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Questions about Biogen Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does Biogen Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Biogen Inc. had 60 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #697 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at Biogen Inc.?

The median is $137,342; the middle half of filings fall between $113,674 and $154,513. The most-filed title, Senior Associate Scientist Research, has a median of $84,198.

Does Biogen Inc. sponsor green cards?

Biogen Inc. had 6 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.