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La Jolla, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 1,071 certified H-1B applications for jobs in La Jolla, CA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $80,034 a year. The typical offer was 1% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered
$80,034
Middle half earn
$74,281 to $102,024
Top 10% earn over
$133,900
Certified filings
1,071

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Top employers
University of California, San Diego573$82,100–$75,300 – $100,000
The Scripps Research Institute134$72,627–$68,000 – $78,000
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute86$77,168–$68,016 – $85,715
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies77$77,500–$73,798 – $80,500
La Jolla Institute for Immunology30$71,214–$70,990 – $74,659
StepStone Group LP18$124,526–$118,500 – $147,938
Howard Hughes Medical Institute9$82,000+1%$78,786 – $102,024
Oracle America, Inc.5$146,328+4%$121,597 – $171,080
Burns & McDonnell Western Enterprises, Inc4$130,962−7%$128,458 – $139,088
The Lowy Medical Research Institute3$120,000–$100,000 – $185,000
Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.3$150,000–$136,974 – $150,000
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP3$94,000−35%$94,000 – $97,000
Avery Bio Corporation3$125,000–$125,000 – $131,000
University of California, Santa Cruz3$85,900−16%$85,900 – $91,000
Knack Ny Inc3$111,322+18%$101,057 – $111,322
Joey and Tommy, LLC2$70,000–$70,000 – $70,000
Inhibrx Biosciences Inc.2$128,849–$101,324 – $156,374
National Stem Cell Foundation, Inc.2$105,000–$105,000 – $105,000
Orrba Systems LLC2$116,490+24%$109,642 – $123,339
San Diego French-American School2$93,866–$85,800 – $101,933
ND Global Consulting Services Inc.2$83,013−13%$78,760 – $87,266
Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC2$106,548+5%$102,560 – $110,536
Dynamic Motion Control, Inc2$88,917−4%$88,208 – $89,626
Xendee Corporation2$105,649–$83,474 – $127,824
Lavine, Lofgren, Morris & Engelberg, LLP2$82,815–$81,864 – $83,766
IOWN Project Maintenance, LLC2$91,250–$89,625 – $92,875
The Sphere Institute2$78,570−8%$76,785 – $80,354
Thirty Two Lines LLC2$166,026–$166,026 – $166,026
Sixteenfifty Holding, Inc.2$103,000–$103,000 – $103,000
Seamgen LLC2$99,382–$98,114 – $100,651
Hillbot Inc.2$200,0000%$200,000 – $200,000
Canvas of Possibilities Psychological Services, Inc.2$52,000–$52,000 – $52,000
Gao Law P.C.2$69,665–$68,498 – $70,832
Events.com2$125,018–$114,488 – $135,548
Helport AI Inc.2$81,973−20%$81,973 – $81,973
Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc.2$150,000+10%$150,000 – $150,000
HCAP Partners, LLC2$182,500–$178,750 – $186,250
Balboa Bay Partners LLC1$190,000+41%$190,000 – $190,000
1200 Mgmt LLC1$127,982–$127,982 – $127,982
Axos Clearing LLC1$155,0000%$155,000 – $155,000
Axos Bank1$130,000+10%$130,000 – $130,000
Autra Inc.1$114,400+12%$114,400 – $114,400
Ap Wireless Infrastructure Partners, LLC1$117,374–$117,374 – $117,374
Armonica Technologies, Inc1$96,7410%$96,741 – $96,741
Ambrx, Inc.1$123,885–$123,885 – $123,885
Altium LLC1$101,754−2%$101,754 – $101,754
InflammaSense, Inc.1$167,5000%$167,500 – $167,500
HubSpot, Inc.1$141,100−10%$141,100 – $141,100
HKS, Inc.1$85,000+6%$85,000 – $85,000
Healcisio, Inc.1$135,000–$135,000 – $135,000

Top job titles
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee173$74,4250%$71,769 – $77,327
Assistant Project Scientist138$81,943+1%$78,000 – $85,900
Staff Scientist91$78,000+1%$75,587 – $84,696
Postdoctoral Associate76$68,640+2%$68,000 – $70,990
Assistant Professor68$125,850+15%$109,675 – $145,775
Postdoctoral Fellow53$74,675+14%$71,760 – $78,000
Staff Research Associate III34$79,391–$72,768 – $80,965
Staff Research Associate 325$77,804–$68,446 – $80,965
Staff Research Associate IV14$81,059–$78,780 – $84,064
Assistant Adjunct Professor13$106,100−12%$100,900 – $125,100
Research Scientist (PhD)10$77,147–$70,819 – $78,000
Research Scientist10$81,250−47%$79,110 – $99,501
Staff Research Associate 48$82,710–$78,478 – $86,321
Research Data Analyst 38$90,460–$85,968 – $113,500
Research Assistant II8$50,482−8%$49,140 – $54,683
Associate Project Scientist8$93,300−1%$90,100 – $96,700
Assistant Teaching Professor (LPSOE)7$124,700–$108,400 – $140,450
Instructor7$71,429−6%$70,999 – $77,048
Research Data Analyst P37$92,664–$92,664 – $95,640
Software Developer7$121,597+17%$103,734 – $138,258
Research & Development Engineer 35$92,000–$88,000 – $92,000
Scientific Associate5$72,627−7%$72,627 – $72,627
Bioinformatics Specialist5$85,950+1%$85,000 – $85,950
Assistant Research Scientist5$125,400+69%$120,000 – $125,400
Lecturer5$101,198+43%$84,752 – $104,233
Research Specialist5$102,024+51%$102,024 – $115,000
Bioinformatics Programmer 34$98,184–$95,409 – $101,888
Computational and Data Science Research P34$93,294–$87,666 – $99,354
Senior Bioinformatician4$135,000+22%$120,000 – $150,000
Senior Associate, Portfolio Management4$143,700+11%$129,375 – $156,175
Computational and Data Science Research P44$126,588–$125,082 – $131,238
Software Engineer4$112,861−18%$111,322 – $121,075
Senior Research Associate4$77,500−10%$75,875 – $78,605
Research Associate3$76,000+7%$65,778 – $79,000
Research Associate I3$50,003−28%$49,962 – $61,900
Research Analyst3$150,000+50%$136,974 – $155,000
Senior Scientist3$125,000+4%$125,000 – $131,000
Senior Software Engineer3$191,000+30%$168,664 – $208,000
Research Assistant III3$64,896+5%$63,346 – $68,823
Research Data Analyst P43$105,456–$105,456 – $112,590
Senior Associate3$175,000+28%$155,000 – $182,500
Scientist I3$88,000+14%$88,000 – $88,000
Research Development Engineer P33$103,000–$101,500 – $103,000
Data Scientist3$68,786−42%$68,786 – $120,393
Associate Professor3$146,000+14%$135,350 – $147,200
Data Scientist, AI & Data Science3$133,673–$133,673 – $133,673
Scientist II3$110,000+10%$110,000 – $110,000
Associate, Portfolio Management2$122,2500%$121,125 – $123,375
Bioinformatics Analyst II2$90,214+11%$87,607 – $92,822
Associate Staff Scientist2$107,530+53%$107,530 – $107,530

By year
2023198$74,784
2024350$79,043
2025346$82,508
2026177$85,322

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