H-1B sponsor profile

University Of California San Diego

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

Median base salary

$83,268

▲ +1.42% YoY

Average salary

$96,508

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

148

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SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I2013.5% of LCAs

Level II96.1% of LCAs

Level III21.4% of LCAs

Level IV42.7% of LCAs

113 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Biochemists and Biophysicists
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Biological Technicians
Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Top worksite metros

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

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University Of California San Diego H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 148 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$73,871

P25$77,179

Median$83,268

P75$95,980

P90$136,920

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University Of California San Diego salaries by job title

University Of California San Diego'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	University Of California San Diego median	All sponsors	vs all
Assistant Project Scientist SOC 1/2 SOC 19-1021 · Biochemists and Biophysicists	24	$84,350	$82,100	+2.7%
University Of California San Diego · Assistant Project Scientist (24 LCAs) P10$80,800 P25$80,800 Median$84,350 P75$85,000 P90$88,130 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $80,800 · median $82,100 · P75 $85,000 (31 LCAs) Assistant Project Scientist at all sponsors →
Staff Research Associate SOC 1/2 SOC 19-4021 · Biological Technicians	16	$77,804	$77,804	+0%
University Of California San Diego · Staff Research Associate (16 LCAs) P10$69,172 P25$73,148 Median$77,804 P75$82,330 P90$85,102 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $72,768 · median $77,804 · P75 $82,477 (18 LCAs) Staff Research Associate at all sponsors →
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee SOC 1/2 SOC 19-1021 · Biochemists and Biophysicists	15	$79,881	$77,030	+3.7%
University Of California San Diego · Postdoctoral Scholar Employee (15 LCAs) P10$74,281 P25$74,281 Median$79,881 P75$82,836 P90$82,836 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $74,281 · median $77,030 · P75 $82,736 (22 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Postdoctoral Scholar Employee University Of California Berkeley $74,281 (7) Postdoctoral Scholar Employee at all sponsors →
Assistant Project Scientist SOC 2/2 SOC 19-1042 · Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	10	$80,800	$83,235	-2.9%
University Of California San Diego · Assistant Project Scientist (10 LCAs) P10$76,440 P25$77,025 Median$80,800 P75$84,000 P90$93,310 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $78,000 · median $83,235 · P75 $85,900 (39 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Assistant Project Scientist University Of California Los Angeles $82,100 (19) University Of California Irvine $85,000 (5) Assistant Project Scientist at all sponsors →
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee SOC 2/2 SOC 19-1042 · Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	8	$74,353	$70,640	+5.3%
University Of California San Diego · Postdoctoral Scholar Employee (8 LCAs) P10$70,960 P25$73,653 Median$74,353 P75$77,067 P90$77,179 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $65,640 · median $70,640 · P75 $74,425 (17 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Postdoctoral Scholar Employee The University Of Alabama At Birmingham $64,998 (8) Postdoctoral Scholar Employee at all sponsors →
Staff Research Associate SOC 2/2 SOC 19-1021 · Biochemists and Biophysicists	7	$80,965	$79,054	+2.4%
University Of California San Diego · Staff Research Associate (7 LCAs) P10$76,649 P25$79,054 Median$80,965 P75$85,558 P90$86,018 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $71,771 · median $79,054 · P75 $83,262 (11 LCAs) Staff Research Associate at all sponsors →

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

University Of California San Diego salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation University Of California San Diego 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	University Of California San Diego median	BLS median	vs BLS
Biochemists and Biophysicists SOC 19-1021	47	$82,100	$127,410	-35.6%
University Of California San Diego pay range · Biochemists and Biophysicists P10$74,281 P25$79,468 Median$82,100 P75$85,000 P90$86,868 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Assistant Project Scientist24 LCAs · median $84,350 · +2.7% vs all sponsors Postdoctoral Scholar Employee15 LCAs · median $79,881 · +3.7% vs all sponsors Staff Research Associate7 LCAs · median $80,965 · +2.4% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Biochemists and Biophysicists All-sponsor median $80,000 · average excluding University Of California San Diego $90,016 St Jude Children S Research Hospital $72,530 (155) University Of California San Francisco $81,576 (115) The Leland Stanford Jr University $78,762 (80) Regeneron Pharmaceuticals $140,000 (66) Pay vs BLS national median 0.64× University Of California San Diego $82,100 vs BLS $127,410 Where University Of California San Diego's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Biochemists and Biophysicists occupation profile →
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists SOC 19-1042	21	$77,179	$103,410	-25.4%
University Of California San Diego pay range · Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists P10$74,100 P25$74,425 Median$77,179 P75$82,257 P90$89,836 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Assistant Project Scientist10 LCAs · median $80,800 · -2.9% vs all sponsors Postdoctoral Scholar Employee8 LCAs · median $74,353 · +5.3% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists All-sponsor median $75,045 · average excluding University Of California San Diego $87,556 Washington University $67,542 (190) Mayo Clinic $74,963 (180) Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai $90,000 (122) General Hospital $71,406 (120) Pay vs BLS national median 0.75× University Of California San Diego $77,179 vs BLS $103,410 Where University Of California San Diego's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists occupation profile →
Biological Technicians SOC 19-4021	17	$77,804	$57,510	+35.3%
University Of California San Diego pay range · Biological Technicians P10$69,718 P25$73,337 Median$77,804 P75$82,550 P90$88,655 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 6% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Staff Research Associate16 LCAs · median $77,804 · +0% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Biological Technicians All-sponsor median $56,996 · average excluding University Of California San Diego $61,142 Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Professional Scientific $56,580 (40) University Of Pittsburgh $47,151 (23) New York University $67,991 (22) Emory University $50,689 (21) Pay vs BLS national median 1.35× University Of California San Diego $77,804 vs BLS $57,510 Where University Of California San Diego's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Biological Technicians occupation profile →
Atmospheric and Space Scientists SOC 19-2021	9	$103,100	$99,070	+4.1%
University Of California San Diego pay range · Atmospheric and Space Scientists P10$85,774 P25$90,700 Median$103,100 P75$119,724 P90$121,940 By H-1B wage level Level I—4 LCAs · 44% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Atmospheric and Space Scientists All-sponsor median $99,200 · average excluding University Of California San Diego $97,948 Battelle Memorial Institute $115,500 (17) University Of Colorado $87,841 (6) Brookhaven National Laboratory $125,169 (6) University Of Oklahoma $76,942 (5) Pay vs BLS national median 1.04× University Of California San Diego $103,100 vs BLS $99,070 Where University Of California San Diego's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Atmospheric and Space Scientists occupation profile →
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary SOC 25-1042	5	$125,100	$84,620	+47.8%
University Of California San Diego pay range · Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary P10$104,810 P25$110,600 Median$125,100 P75$128,100 P90$135,900 By H-1B wage level Level I—5 LCAs · 100% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary All-sponsor median $93,190 · average excluding University Of California San Diego $97,615 University Of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio $87,500 (10) Harvard University $86,538 (9) Weill Cornell Medical College $86,000 (8) Regents Of The University Of California At Riverside $103,500 (8) Pay vs BLS national median 1.48× University Of California San Diego $125,100 vs BLS $84,620 Where University Of California San Diego's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary occupation profile →
Computer and Information Research Scientists SOC 15-1221	5	$89,000	$140,300	-36.6%
University Of California San Diego pay range · Computer and Information Research Scientists P10$78,170 P25$79,881 Median$89,000 P75$97,200 P90$125,993 By H-1B wage level Level I—2 LCAs · 40% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Computer and Information Research Scientists All-sponsor median $182,000 · average excluding University Of California San Diego $188,706 Amazon $175,000 (945) Meta $191,678 (567) Google $205,000 (245) Nvidia $184,018 (103) Pay vs BLS national median 0.63× University Of California San Diego $89,000 vs BLS $140,300 Where University Of California San Diego's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer and Information Research Scientists occupation profile →