H-1B sponsor profile

Illumina

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months

Median base salary

$139,485

▲ +7.3% YoY

Average salary

$143,179

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

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SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I1213.5% of LCAs

Level II2022.5% of LCAs

Level III2831.5% of LCAs

Level IV2730.3% of LCAs

2 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Software Developers
Industrial Engineers
Biological Scientists, All Other
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Computer Systems Analysts

Top worksite metros

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
Rural / Unassigned Area

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Illumina H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 89 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$96,116

P25$115,502

Median$139,485

P75$157,581

P90$185,979

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Illumina salaries by job title

Illumina's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title	LCAs	Illumina median	All sponsors	vs all
Staff Software Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	9	$177,154	$188,043	-5.8%
Illumina · Staff Software Engineer (9 LCAs) P10$152,485 P25$156,998 Median$177,154 P75$184,974 P90$209,902 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 7 \| All sponsors: P25 $153,301 · median $188,043 · P75 $222,264 (2,469 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Staff Software Engineer Wal Mart Associates $153,301 (329) Linkedin $216,666 (155) Paypal $214,120 (107) Intuit $216,400 (76) Staff Software Engineer at all sponsors →

Titles need 5+ filings at Illumina. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including Illumina; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

Illumina salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Illumina sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation	LCAs	Illumina median	BLS median	vs BLS
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	25	$157,581	$135,980	+15.9%
Illumina pay range · Software Developers P10$130,187 P25$152,027 Median$157,581 P75$184,974 P90$205,400 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 4% Level II—4 LCAs · 16% Level III—8 LCAs · 32% Level IV$184,97412 LCAs · 48% Job titles filed under this SOC Staff Software Engineer9 LCAs · median $177,154 · -5.8% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Illumina $144,910 Amazon $155,000 (9,778) Microsoft $175,760 (4,681) Google $194,000 (3,386) Meta $214,032 (3,009) Pay vs BLS national median 1.16× Illumina $157,581 vs BLS $135,980 Where Illumina's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Developers occupation profile →
Biological Scientists, All Other SOC 19-1029	7	$135,824	$98,920	+37.3%
Illumina pay range · Biological Scientists, All Other P10$108,813 P25$121,588 Median$135,824 P75$145,000 P90$151,040 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—1 LCAs · 14% Level III—5 LCAs · 71% Level IV—1 LCAs · 14% What competing sponsors pay for Biological Scientists, All Other All-sponsor median $83,513 · average excluding Illumina $93,497 Dana Farber Cancer Institute $76,000 (109) Zifo $79,500 (103) The Leland Stanford Jr University $83,000 (94) University Of Michigan $67,158 (70) Pay vs BLS national median 1.37× Illumina $135,824 vs BLS $98,920 Where Illumina's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Biological Scientists, All Other occupation profile →
Industrial Engineers SOC 17-2112	7	$96,500	$102,440	-5.8%
Illumina pay range · Industrial Engineers P10$87,622 P25$95,539 Median$96,500 P75$119,923 P90$130,308 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 14% Level II—4 LCAs · 57% Level III—1 LCAs · 14% Level IV—1 LCAs · 14% What competing sponsors pay for Industrial Engineers All-sponsor median $107,938 · average excluding Illumina $113,939 Tesla $130,650 (841) Amazon $133,632 (316) Apple $166,962 (247) Rivian Automotive $126,641 (129) Pay vs BLS national median 0.94× Illumina $96,500 vs BLS $102,440 Where Illumina's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Industrial Engineers occupation profile →
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers SOC 15-1253	6	$152,400	$104,300	+46.1%
Illumina pay range · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers P10$114,390 P25$124,726 Median$152,400 P75$160,810 P90$176,806 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—1 LCAs · 17% Level III—1 LCAs · 17% Level IV—2 LCAs · 33% What competing sponsors pay for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers All-sponsor median $104,728 · average excluding Illumina $111,665 Cognizant $100,984 (1,711) Tata Consultancy Services $86,611 (431) Capgemini $120,000 (356) Amazon $143,700 (320) Pay vs BLS national median 1.46× Illumina $152,400 vs BLS $104,300 Where Illumina's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers occupation profile →
Computer Systems Analysts SOC 15-1211	6	$140,542	$105,850	+32.8%
Illumina pay range · Computer Systems Analysts P10$108,920 P25$124,899 Median$140,542 P75$144,150 P90$148,800 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—1 LCAs · 17% Level III—2 LCAs · 33% Level IV—3 LCAs · 50% What competing sponsors pay for Computer Systems Analysts All-sponsor median $105,019 · average excluding Illumina $112,443 Accenture $128,600 (921) Tata Consultancy Services $90,667 (887) IBM $106,912 (832) Compunnel Software $104,000 (377) Pay vs BLS national median 1.33× Illumina $140,542 vs BLS $105,850 Where Illumina's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Systems Analysts occupation profile →
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers SOC 17-2031	5	$117,790	$109,370	+7.7%
Illumina pay range · Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers P10$87,739 P25$99,008 Median$117,790 P75$120,000 P90$131,267 By H-1B wage level Level I—2 LCAs · 40% Level II—1 LCAs · 20% Level III—2 LCAs · 40% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers All-sponsor median $104,541 · average excluding Illumina $108,393 The Leland Stanford Jr University $117,224 (20) Eli Lilly And $128,555 (20) Becton Dickinson And $135,000 (19) University Of Michigan $64,356 (17) Pay vs BLS national median 1.08× Illumina $117,790 vs BLS $109,370 Where Illumina's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers occupation profile →
Data Scientists SOC 15-2051	5	$135,400	$120,230	+12.6%
Illumina pay range · Data Scientists P10$118,758 P25$130,395 Median$135,400 P75$150,000 P90$179,580 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—2 LCAs · 40% Level III—3 LCAs · 60% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Data Scientists All-sponsor median $123,531 · average excluding Illumina $130,955 Amazon $139,146 (2,008) Microsoft $172,526 (835) Wal Mart Associates $147,344 (752) Jpmorgan Chase $140,000 (521) Pay vs BLS national median 1.13× Illumina $135,400 vs BLS $120,230 Where Illumina's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Data Scientists occupation profile →