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Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in San Diego, CA: H-1B salaries

100 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in San Diego, CA. Median offered base salary $114,704; middle half $98,000–$134,000.

Applications (LCAs)100
Median offered salary$114,704
Middle half of salaries$98,000–$134,000
10th–90th percentile$81,290–$153,772

By wage level

Wage levelMedian salary
Level I (entry)$79,040
Level II (qualified)$99,504
Level III (experienced)$123,219
Level IV (fully competent)$139,236

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
Illumina, Inc.17$103,168
Element Biosciences, Inc.5$104,541
Becton, Dickinson and Company5$125,000
Medtronic, Inc.4$105,268
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.4$95,326
Gen-Probe Incorporated4$126,150
Natus Medical Incorporated3$134,672
Ionian Technologies, LLC3$100,000
Ultima Genomics, Inc.3$71,906
Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation3$131,560
Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc.3$174,150
Ryzen Solutions3$101,774
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.2$141,250
NanoCellect Biomedical, Inc.2$101,884
Genomatica, Inc.2$152,667
Advanced Monitors Corporation2$79,000
NuVasive, Inc.2$118,046
Populus Group LLC2$158,080
ResMed Corp.2$142,000
Sanford Laboratories for Innovative Medicines2$110,000
Quidel Corporation1$135,000
Biolinq Incorporated1$82,909
Emergent Travel Health Inc.1$145,000
Fate Therapeutics, Inc.1$120,000
AIcadium, Inc.1$122,870
Stemson Therapeutics Corporation1$120,000
3D Systems, Inc.1$105,000
Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.1$72,463
Miracure Biotechnology Inc.1$79,040
PetDx, Inc.1$100,000
Natera, Inc.1$148,408
Advanced Bionics LLC1$112,000
Azure Institute1$94,401
Resilience US, Inc.1$100,000
Dexcom, Inc.1$132,175
Insmed, Inc.1$145,670
Truvian Sciences Inc.1$83,050
Sapient Bioanalytics, LLC1$160,000
Zafrens Inc1$134,000
University of California, San Diego1$77,179

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).