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Chemists in San Diego, CA: H-1B salaries

138 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in San Diego, CA. Median offered base salary $115,500; middle half $96,551–$134,000.

Applications (LCAs)138
Median offered salary$115,500
Middle half of salaries$96,551–$134,000
10th–90th percentile$74,058–$156,900

By wage level

Wage levelMedian salary
Level I (entry)$69,790
Level II (qualified)$88,130
Level III (experienced)$108,701
Level IV (fully competent)$131,902

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
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.12$108,650
Eli Lilly and Company10$144,158
Illumina, Inc.10$97,099
STA Pharmaceutical US LLC8$129,626
Catalent Pharma Solutions8$142,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company8$142,773
Element Biosciences, Inc.7$106,850
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.7$116,709
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated6$119,554
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.4$146,474
Janssen Research & Development, LLC3$156,900
ADARx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.3$97,000
Societal CDMO San Diego, LLC3$125,400
Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc.3$158,300
Kumquat Biosciences, Inc.3$116,550
Eurofins Advantar Laboratories, Inc2$65,499
Vitae Enim Vitae Scientific Inc.2$75,920
University of San Diego2$53,331
Singular Genomics Systems, Inc.2$99,350
Genentech, Inc.2$121,722
Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.1$117,000
BP America Inc.1$81,598
Genomatica, Inc.1$81,528
Emergent Travel Health Inc.1$107,882
Prospect IT Solutions Inc1$115,000
Ameditech Inc.1$90,000
Imagion Biosystems1$90,000
Oxford Nanoimaging Inc1$114,750
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.1$97,936
Genovo Corporation1$75,000
Cellics Therapeutics, Inc.1$65,000
GeneGoCell, Inc.1$62,000
InnoPep, Inc1$100,000
Becton, Dickinson and Company1$72,000
Quidel Corporation1$98,000
Tanvex BioPharma USA Inc.1$100,000
Gossamer Bio Services, Inc.1$159,000
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.1$131,840
Zeno Management, Inc.1$110,000
Neomorph, Inc.1$129,251

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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).