H1B Salary Data

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H-1B sponsors in Berkeley, CA

Employers filed 2,277 labor condition applications for jobs in Berkeley, CA in fiscal years 2023–2026. Median offered base salary: $112,424.

Applications (LCAs)2,277
Median offered salary$112,424
Middle half of salaries$82,409–$150,018
10th–90th percentile$72,000–$187,974

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Top sponsors

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
University of California, Berkeley732$85,000
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory568$111,516
Typical Set, LLC66$170,000
Form Energy, Inc.28$160,000
Howard Hughes Medical Institute22$81,000
Bayer U.S. LLC22$149,000
FAR AI, Inc.18$130,000
Msci, Inc.18$137,250
Microsoft Corporation16$215,388
HS Solutions Inc14$107,985
Twelve Benefit Corporation12$153,545
Redwood Research Group Inc.12$180,000
Zendar Inc.11$162,250
Caribou Biosciences, Inc.10$93,825
Siemens Corporation10$144,358
Model Evaluation and Threat Research Inc.10$227,694
Bayer HealthCare LLC10$157,180
Machine Intelligence Research Institute9$120,000
Perfect Day, Inc.8$103,398
Alignment Research Center8$200,000
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP8$100,000
Ideaon8$125,000
Advanced Food Concepts, Inc.8$110,157
Center for Applied Rationality8$170,000
Locally Compact, Inc.8$199,500
International Computer Science Institute7$87,422
Voleon Capital Management LP7$120,000
Peter Walker and Partners Landscape Architecture Incorporated7$76,000
Liberate Innovations, Inc.7$190,000
Deloitte & Touche LLP6$106,621
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.6$132,961
Atomic Machines Inc.6$180,960
OneReach, Inc.6$83,283
AirCapture LLC6$122,500
Cognitiv Corp6$203,438
Rigetti & Co, LLC5$162,000
JITX Inc.5$149,365
Prellis Biologics Inc.5$120,519
Atom Computing, Inc.5$187,500
SigIQ.ai Inc.5$117,500
Promatrix Corp5$149,400
Graduate Theological Union5$75,840
Tipping Structural Engineers5$90,565
Timaeus Research Inc.5$125,200
Zaytuna College4$116,070
Berkeley School of Theology4$99,000
UPSIDE Foods, Inc.4$88,858
President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College4$96,558
StimScience Inc.4$143,350
Battelle Memorial Institute4$99,106
RTX Technology Research Center, a Division of RTX Corporation4$120,016
Longview Philanthropy USA Inc.4$156,000
AIMATX, Inc4$142,730
Groundworks Office3$80,500
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp3$148,450
Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc.3$75,000
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Inc.3$96,536
Grabango Co.3$208,000
Merkle Science Americas Inc3$170,000
Seed Collaborative LLC3—

Occupations

OccupationLCAsMedian salary
Molecular and Cellular Biologists179$82,100
Software Developers141$159,468
Physicists140$85,000
Computer and Information Research Scientists118$170,810
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects105$163,150
Mechatronics Engineers100$121,980
Data Scientists86$151,800
Chemists72$82,728
Biochemists and Biophysicists61$79,300
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers48$91,296
Materials Scientists47$86,038
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers43$89,279
Chemical Engineers38$82,408
Mechanical Engineers36$141,440
Electrical Engineers31$162,250
Industrial Engineers28$137,627
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists28$80,034
Operations Research Analysts26$125,258
Accountants and Auditors23$94,000
Microbiologists23$80,034
Psychologists, All Other22$77,179
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary19$127,100
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary19$91,718
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary19$135,850
Landscape Architects18$80,000
Mathematicians18$105,924
Computer and Information Systems Managers18$200,000
Software Developers, Non R&D17$149,448
Project Management Specialists17$114,400
Financial Quantitative Analysts16$135,000

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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).