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Molecular and Cellular Biologists in San Francisco, CA: H-1B salaries

296 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in San Francisco, CA. Median offered base salary $93,200; middle half $77,179–$120,000.

Applications (LCAs)296

Median offered salary$93,200

Middle half of salaries$77,179–$120,000

10th–90th percentile$70,450–$150,200

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$84,885
Level II (qualified)	$110,607
Level III (experienced)	$139,339
Level IV (fully competent)	$170,000

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

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
University of California, San Francisco	114	$82,836
The J. David Gladstone Institutes	41	$74,190
CZ Biohub SF, LLC	34	$109,000
Invitae Corporation	7	$123,189
Future House, Inc.	5	$142,500
Ancestry.com Operations Inc.	4	$175,588
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	4	$102,500
LatchBio Inc	4	$126,381
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.	3	$93,921
Site Tx, Inc.	3	$112,258
Perceive Now, Inc.	3	$115,000
Grafton Biosciences Inc.	3	$145,000
Miroculus, Inc.	2	$105,000
Open Avenues Foundation	2	—
Sirona Medical, Inc.	2	$142,500
Roman Health Ventures Inc.	2	$93,550
Putnam Associates, LLC	2	$76,461
Inflammatix, Inc.	2	$174,096
Escalante Biosciences, Inc.	2	$120,000
Laboratory Corporation of America	2	$125,798
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.	2	$126,500
Eli Lilly and Company	2	$133,788
Valinor Industries, Inc.	2	$154,045
TPG Global, LLC	2	$170,000
Weatherwax Biotechnologies Corporation	2	$98,717
Climate LLC	1	$185,000
Vitalant	1	$70,760
CRISPR Therapeutics, Inc.	1	$107,000
ProteinSimple	1	$82,493
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Inc.	1	$73,882
Trace Genomics, Inc.	1	$105,000
Nektar Therapeutics	1	$135,000
Flatiron Health, Inc.	1	$181,032
SyntheX, Inc.	1	$107,702
Sardona Therapeutics	1	$85,000
Personal Genome Diagnostics Inc.	1	$107,702
Arjo Inc.	1	$88,000
Minerva Construction, Inc.	1	$65,125
GlaxoSmithKline LLC	1	$85,510
Enceladus Bio, Inc.	1	$105,000

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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).