H1B Salary Data

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H-1B sponsors in La Jolla, CA

Employers filed 1,679 labor condition applications for jobs in La Jolla, CA in fiscal years 2023–2026. Median offered base salary: $79,300.

Applications (LCAs)1,679
Median offered salary$79,300
Middle half of salaries$70,564–$102,327
10th–90th percentile$64,480–$135,000

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Top sponsors

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
University of California, San Diego880$79,900
The Scripps Research Institute203$70,886
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies125$76,000
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute113$75,587
La Jolla Institute for Immunology54$70,990
StepStone Group LP28$119,000
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.22$112,882
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Insitute11$62,400
Howard Hughes Medical Institute10$81,000
Knack Ny Inc9$83,429
Oracle America, Inc.7$146,328
Burns & McDonnell Western Enterprises, Inc5$133,153
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP5$97,000
Ambrx, Inc.4$93,442
University of California, Santa Cruz4$85,900
Altium LLC4$180,000
IOWN Project Maintenance, LLC4$117,250
Travel and Cruises4—
Proteogenomics Research Institute for Systems Medicine3$77,724
Klyne Corp.3$120,000
Lavine, Lofgren, Morris & Engelberg, LLP3$80,912
The Lowy Medical Research Institute3$120,000
Brandes Investment Partners, L.P.3$150,000
Avery Bio Corporation3$125,000
Open Avenues Foundation2—
Zef Scientific, Inc.2$89,359
Invicro, LLC2$200,000
F5, Inc.2$115,000
PetDx, Inc.2$103,500
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.2$108,722
Cargill, Incorporated2$156,312
Inhibrx, Inc.2$135,000
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)2$113,916
A.T. Kearney, Inc.2$157,000
RHP Soft, Inc2$116,300
Lavigne Lofgren Morris & Engelberg, LLP2$65,059
Seamgen LLC2—
HCAP Partners, LLC2$182,500
The Sphere Institute2$75,000
Synthorx Inc2$116,428
Healcisio, Inc.2$135,000
Hillbot Inc.2$200,000
Helport AI Inc.2—
Dynamic Motion Control, Inc2$88,917
Gao Law P.C.2$69,665
ND Global Consulting Services Inc.2$83,013
Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc.2$150,000
Theater and Arts Foundation of San Diego County2$120,000
Sixteenfifty Holding, Inc.2$103,000
Events.com2$125,018
Inhibrx Biosciences Inc.2$128,849
Joey and Tommy, LLC2$70,000
Xendee Corporation2$105,649
Canvas of Possibilities Psychological Services, Inc.2$52,000
National Stem Cell Foundation, Inc.2$105,000
San Diego French-American School2$93,866
Orrba Systems LLC2$116,490
Thirty Two Lines LLC2$166,026
Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC2$106,548
TechData Service Company LLC1$105,000

Occupations

OccupationLCAsMedian salary
Biochemists and Biophysicists382$74,569
Molecular and Cellular Biologists307$74,500
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists144$77,327
Biological Technicians107$72,688
Software Developers56$126,880
Chemists44$76,918
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers32$75,800
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary30$112,800
Physicists29$83,200
Data Scientists25$112,100
Financial and Investment Analysts24$110,688
Computer and Information Research Scientists23$78,456
Natural Sciences Managers21$122,470
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary21$137,050
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer20$112,882
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary19$117,400
Atmospheric and Space Scientists19$101,100
Financial Quantitative Analysts15$120,001
Accountants and Auditors13$90,300
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers13$80,925
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary13$186,600
Mechatronics Engineers12$96,420
Soil and Plant Scientists12$76,000
Statisticians11$74,226
Hydrologists11$85,013
Microbiologists11$69,342
Bioinformatics Technicians10$98,184
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary9$119,800
Materials Scientists9$84,718
Mechanical Engineers9$74,425

Job titles

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).