2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

University OF California Davis

Offered base salaries from 121 certified H-1B filings, across 12 roles in 2 metro areas.

DOL LCA disclosures · FY 2025 Certified, full-time filings only
Table 1 — The median offer

Half of University OF California Davis's certified filings offered $88,800 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $74,425 and $120,400. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.

Table 2 — Roles

What they hire for

Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.

RoleMedian offerRangeFilings
Biological Scientists, All Other$78,000$53k – $98k17
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$195,900$120k – $474k13
Soil and Plant Scientists$76,334$67k – $123k12
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$71,908$67k – $98k11
Biochemists and Biophysicists$92,200$67k – $120k6
Veterinarians$129,320$52k – $209k6
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$138,200$137k – $177k5
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$80,034$67k – $83k4
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$119,300$114k – $150k4
Mechanical Engineers$94,400$69k – $94k3
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$89,000$53k – $474k111
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$129,320$52k – $186k3
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

Each row compares University OF California Davis's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Biological Scientists, All Other — Sacramento$82,10013−16.4%
Soil and Plant Scientists — Sacramento$74,42511−24.3%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists — Sacramento$71,90811−47.8%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary — Sacramento$200,00011+147.9%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary — Sacramento$138,2005+37.2%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
121 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
Market comparison
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes University OF California Davis's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.