University of California, San Diego H-1B salaries

University of California, San Diego filed 628 certified H-1B applications between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $82,257 a year. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $82,257
Middle half earn: $75,300 to $103,000
Top 10% earn over: $135,180
Certified filings: 628

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Pay by job title


Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	184	$74,425	0%	$71,632 – $77,327
Assistant Project Scientist	146	$81,943	+1%	$78,000 – $85,713
Assistant Professor	62	$128,500	+18%	$112,800 – $146,325
Staff Research Associate III	34	$79,391	–	$72,768 – $80,965
Staff Research Associate 3	25	$77,804	–	$68,446 – $80,965
Staff Research Associate IV	14	$81,059	–	$78,780 – $84,064
Assistant Adjunct Professor	13	$106,100	−12%	$100,900 – $125,100
Staff Research Associate 4	9	$85,558	–	$79,054 – $86,434
Research Data Analyst 3	8	$90,460	–	$85,968 – $113,500
Associate Project Scientist	8	$93,300	−1%	$90,100 – $96,700
Research Data Analyst P3	8	$92,664	–	$92,664 – $95,640
Assistant Teaching Professor (LPSOE)	7	$124,700	–	$108,400 – $140,450
Associate Physician	6	$188,750	−35%	$175,250 – $192,500
Assistant Research Scientist	6	$125,400	+69%	$121,350 – $125,400
Lecturer	5	$101,198	+43%	$84,752 – $104,233
Research & Development Engineer 3	5	$92,000	–	$88,000 – $92,000
Associate Physician Diplomate	4	$285,500	–	$200,000 – $371,000
Assistant Physician	4	$185,000	–	$136,862 – $223,950
Bioinformatics Programmer 3	4	$98,184	–	$95,409 – $101,888
Computational and Data Science Research P3	4	$93,294	–	$87,666 – $99,354
Computational and Data Science Research P4	4	$126,588	–	$125,082 – $131,238
Ambul Care Admstn Crd 5 (Organ Recovery Specialist)	3	$179,046	–	$179,046 – $179,046
Field Researcher 2	3	$64,393	–	$62,190 – $65,427
Research Data Analyst P4	3	$105,456	–	$105,456 – $112,590
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor	3	$285,000	+15%	$285,000 – $285,000
Research Development Engineer P3	3	$103,000	–	$101,500 – $103,000
Associate Professor	3	$146,000	+14%	$135,350 – $147,200
Computational Data Science Research P3	2	$76,250	–	$73,125 – $79,375
Bioinformatics Programmer 4	2	$111,462	–	$107,985 – $114,939
Computational and Data Science Research Specialist 3	2	$110,408	–	$108,112 – $112,704
Computational and Data Science Research Specialist P4	2	$114,050	–	$113,075 – $115,025
Assistant Research Scientist/Educator	2	$134,300	–	$133,650 – $134,950
Academic Program Management Officer 4	2	$122,470	–	$122,470 – $122,470
Computational Data Science Research 3	2	$98,640	–	$92,959 – $104,322
Resident Physician PGY4 (Geriatric Fellow)	2	$88,471	–	$88,471 – $88,471
Non-Physician Clinical Trainee	2	$77,228	–	$74,494 – $79,961
Professor	2	$225,800	+22%	$195,400 – $256,200
Organizational Consultant 3	2	$93,882	–	$91,881 – $95,883
Counseling Psychologist 3	2	$116,048	–	$116,047 – $116,048
Academic Program Management Officer 3	1	$105,036	–	$105,036 – $105,036
Associate Clinical Professor	1	$265,000	+26%	$265,000 – $265,000
Assistant Project Scientist 3	1	$82,800	–	$82,800 – $82,800
Assistant Clinical Professor	1	$221,000	+58%	$221,000 – $221,000
Acting Assistant Professor	1	$142,000	+22%	$142,000 – $142,000
Applications Programmer 3	1	$100,284	−1%	$100,284 – $100,284
Assistant Professor/Assistant Professor in Residence	1	$87,100	–	$87,100 – $87,100
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN RESIDENCEoflc	1	$225,000	–	$225,000 – $225,000
Assistant Professor in Residence	1	$130,100	−13%	$130,100 – $130,100
Associate Adjunct Professor	1	$112,900	−10%	$112,900 – $112,900
Computational and Data Science Research Specialist 4	1	$120,564	−11%	$120,564 – $120,564

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


La Jolla, CA	573	$82,100	$75,300 – $100,000
San Diego, CA	44	$86,667	$77,795 – $140,493
El Centro, CA	2	$371,000	$371,000 – $371,000
Bronx, NY	1	$66,461	$66,461 – $66,461
Davis, CA	1	$71,500	$71,500 – $71,500
Coronado, CA	1	$179,046	$179,046 – $179,046
Encinitas, CA	1	$192,500	$192,500 – $192,500
Escondido, CA	1	$179,046	$179,046 – $179,046
Imperial Beach, CA	1	$235,800	$235,800 – $235,800
Golden, CO	1	$115,167	$115,167 – $115,167
La Jollla, CA	1	$112,900	$112,900 – $112,900
Laguna Beach, CA	1	$209,500	$209,500 – $209,500

By year


2023	123	$77,327
2024	215	$80,034
2025	191	$82,100
2026	99	$87,419

By experience level


Level I	118	$113,000
Level II	39	$110,500
Level III	10	$179,046
Level IV	15	$192,500