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South San Francisco, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 1,963 certified H-1B applications for jobs in South San Francisco, CA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $147,368 a year. The typical offer was 5% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered
$147,368
Middle half earn
$124,015 to $175,000
Top 10% earn over
$206,365
Certified filings
1,963

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Top employers
Genentech, Inc.363$147,000–$126,200 – $168,397
Stripe, Inc.203$180,960+10%$155,605 – $206,315
Zipline International Inc.132$162,318–$139,440 – $190,000
ZS Associates, Inc.130$170,000+3%$141,825 – $201,800
Amgen Inc.66$139,558+4%$130,000 – $155,075
Abbvie Biotherapeutics Inc.54$144,500–$125,750 – $157,500
Calico Life Sciences LLC38$160,000–$129,000 – $180,750
Twist Bioscience Corporation31$155,032–$127,566 – $195,158
Verily Life Sciences LLC30$162,5000%$145,375 – $179,500
Insitro, Inc.28$112,258–$112,034 – $132,335
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.25$140,358+23%$120,000 – $161,637
Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc24$134,482+30%$114,900 – $155,605
AbbVie Inc.23$150,000+3%$140,500 – $184,000
MRL San Francisco LLC22$128,870–$125,000 – $146,141
Saama Technologies, LLC22$130,000+3%$117,000 – $149,612
Denali Therapeutics Inc.21$142,000–$123,000 – $167,000
Blue Matter Consulting LLC18$135,000+4%$110,000 – $160,802
Tata Consultancy Services Limited18$105,560+23%$105,040 – $113,589
Cytokinetics, Inc.17$130,437–$123,469 – $147,368
Sana Biotechnology, Inc.17$146,970–$135,000 – $177,606
ProcDNA, LLC16$155,000+11%$120,000 – $175,000
Incedo, Inc.15$139,589+30%$135,366 – $147,909
Veracyte, Inc.14$137,706−3%$127,516 – $155,530
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP12$131,063−9%$117,750 – $170,982
AeroVect Technologies Inc12$184,125–$140,000 – $196,250
Sutro Biopharma, Inc.11$188,000–$155,750 – $202,719
Eli Lilly and Company11$145,000+7%$136,208 – $147,617
Cigniti Technologies, Inc.9$112,299+15%$86,965 – $119,710
Pfizer Inc.9$128,398+12%$120,800 – $137,218
DGN Technologies, Inc9$135,000+1%$121,160 – $147,368
Ideaya Biosciences Inc.9$163,184–$116,069 – $206,190
GlaxoSmithKline LLC8$181,813+36%$148,366 – $186,846
Maze Therapeutics Inc.8$153,100–$129,075 – $185,410
Infosys Limited8$136,250+47%$115,066 – $148,939
Nkarta, Inc.7$138,362–$124,620 – $143,374
Diamond Foundry Inc7$160,000+2%$153,790 – $177,500
Jeeva AI, Inc.7$120,000–$75,755 – $130,250
CitiusTech Inc.7$140,000+36%$115,550 – $193,000
23andMe, Inc.6$108,285−36%$103,433 – $122,434
Zifo Technologies, Inc6$89,000+3%$85,062 – $99,500
Arsenal Biosciences, Inc.6$139,900–$130,197 – $154,097
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP6$161,022+5%$135,470 – $164,376
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.6$142,244–$110,306 – $188,000
Claritas Rx Inc.5$140,000+16%$116,646 – $142,000
Persistent Systems Limited5$115,066+14%$115,066 – $130,000
Mission Bio, Inc.5$88,670–$75,774 – $137,280
Techpeace Technologies5$133,952−1%$128,398 – $139,589
Senti Biosciences, Inc.5$135,000–$101,816 – $145,000
Soley Therapeutics, Inc5$130,000–$130,000 – $150,000
Freenome Holdings, Inc.5$200,000+35%$172,280 – $200,000

Top job titles
Software Engineer102$161,637+17%$147,368 – $183,668
Scientist62$140,000+38%$130,588 – $145,750
Senior Scientist28$153,808+28%$137,754 – $160,534
Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant26$142,300+6%$139,850 – $152,400
Business Technology Solutions Consultant22$178,250+5%$168,575 – $192,250
Data Scientist22$142,000+20%$128,398 – $179,906
Backend/API Engineer22$184,662+2%$180,960 – $206,315
Senior Research Associate20$112,258+31%$104,750 – $113,589
Decision Analytics Consultant17$172,8000%$170,000 – $192,900
Postdoctoral Fellow17$85,197+30%$85,197 – $94,432
Scientist I14$129,688+68%$120,900 – $138,793
Decision Analytics Associate Consultant13$137,600+2%$132,700 – $141,800
Scientist II13$135,000+35%$125,000 – $139,339
Business Technology Solutions Manager13$218,300+1%$215,500 – $239,000
Product Manager11$182,645+15%$174,388 – $219,180
Data Analyst11$133,952+53%$115,398 – $184,974
Architect11$115,066+37%$105,560 – $132,500
Senior Data Scientist10$159,152+5%$151,736 – $180,169
Principal Scientist9$170,000+19%$160,000 – $180,411
Associate Scientist9$123,000+44%$120,000 – $130,000
Project Manager9$107,182+4%$99,237 – $131,144
Engineering Manager8$253,864+30%$253,864 – $254,322
Senior Business Systems Analyst7$167,306+34%$133,526 – $171,517
Consultant7$110,000−14%$110,000 – $130,000
Supplier Industrialization Engineer7$165,000+18%$147,875 – $175,000
Software Developer7$161,637+55%$141,534 – $176,000
Machine Learning Engineer7$155,605−8%$138,192 – $180,480
Infrastructure Engineer7$184,662+73%$180,960 – $195,488
Senior Principal Software Engineer7$156,000−9%$129,222 – $161,637
Senior Scientist I7$146,000+35%$140,000 – $149,410
Senior Software Engineer7$187,574+27%$155,302 – $206,756
Business Systems Analyst6$122,824+22%$119,491 – $124,051
Mechanical Engineer6$165,500+84%$151,500 – $178,750
Embedded Software Engineer6$170,818+63%$160,409 – $185,680
Business Technology Solutions Associate6$113,800+2%$108,475 – $116,875
Solution Architect6$167,638+28%$161,637 – $173,638
Decision Analytics Associate6$123,100+14%$111,300 – $125,300
Statistical Scientist6$144,385+3%$138,918 – $145,000
Staff Engineer Software6$161,637+8%$153,338 – $161,637
Solutions Architect6$153,206+13%$126,771 – $169,582
Validation Engineer6$117,458+27%$117,458 – $128,034
Data Engineer5$107,203+1%$107,203 – $155,587
Associate Principal5$275,000+19%$275,000 – $276,000
Senior Consultant5$141,003+12%$139,589 – $142,000
Systems Engineer5$152,000+62%$130,000 – $230,000
Principal Research Associate5$115,000+6%$105,000 – $116,069
Decision Analytics Manager5$221,000+1%$216,900 – $225,600
System Administrator5$105,040+22%$105,040 – $105,040
Technical Lead5$121,597+28%$115,100 – $143,790
Technical Development Scientist5$117,500–$116,813 – $119,600

By year
2023117$154,200
2024746$143,749
2025685$145,000
2026415$155,000

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