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Computer and Information Research Scientists in San Diego, CA: H-1B salaries

278 labor condition applications for this occupation with a work site in San Diego, CA. Median offered base salary $160,000; middle half $130,305–$177,650.

Applications (LCAs)278

Median offered salary$160,000

Middle half of salaries$130,305–$177,650

10th–90th percentile$114,920–$193,160

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$160,000
Level II (qualified)	$153,000
Level III (experienced)	$170,000
Level IV (fully competent)	$200,000

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
Amazon.com Services LLC	138	$167,100
TuSimple, Inc.	24	$114,920
Comma.ai, Inc.	9	$116,000
ByteDance Inc.	9	$215,000
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.	7	$116,440
NVIDIA Corporation	6	$163,000
Brain Corporation	6	$151,545
Intel Corporation	5	$138,445
Bot Auto CA Inc.	5	$255,000
Lytx, Inc.	5	$166,400
Google LLC	3	$180,160
Janssen Research & Development, LLC	3	$188,300
SnapIoT, Inc.	3	$113,734
PowerFlex Solar, LLC	2	$112,622
Spotify USA, Inc.	2	$178,000
ReTech Labs, Inc.	2	$115,162
Apple Inc.	2	$139,540
Deccan International	2	$172,116
GoFundMe, Inc.	2	$214,000
Hillbot Inc.	2	$192,500
Comoco Labs, Inc.	2	$192,500
Helport AI Inc.	2	$130,305
AIcadium, Inc.	2	$145,600
Xsense.Ai, Inc.	1	$165,000
Resilience US, Inc.	1	$121,000
Netradyne Inc	1	$147,000
CA, Inc.	1	$160,928
Bionano Genomics, Inc.	1	$180,000
MemComputing Inc.	1	$115,000
Oracle America, Inc.	1	$174,429
AlphaTrAI, Inc.	1	$125,000
Materials Design, Inc.	1	$111,960
Valtech Solutions, LLC	1	$148,700
Epic Sciences, Inc.	1	$200,000
Focal Systems, Inc.	1	$190,000
Mitchell International, Inc.	1	$120,000
The Trustees of Princeton University	1	$120,110
Powell Mansfield, Inc.	1	$145,660
Teradata Operations, Inc.	1	$148,837
Akoya Biosciences, Inc.	1	$165,000

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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).