2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

University OF California San Diego

Offered base salaries from 135 certified H-1B filings, across 9 roles in 1 metro areas.

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

Half of University OF California San Diego's certified filings offered $82,100 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $76,737 and $97,884. 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
Biochemists and Biophysicists$80,800$67k – $90k37
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$80,800$69k – $127k23
Biological Technicians$77,804$66k – $88k16
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$110,000$85k – $131k6
Biological Scientists, All Other$80,000$74k – $90k5
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$110,600$101k – $130k5
Medical and Health Services Managers$179,046$179k – $179k3
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$74,425$67k – $77k3
Physicists$77,179$67k – $80k3
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$82,100$64k – $285k135
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

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

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Biochemists and Biophysicists — San Diego$80,80037−33.6%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists — San Diego$80,80023−38.3%
Biological Technicians — San Diego$77,80416+16.0%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists — San Diego$110,0006−8.6%
Biological Scientists, All Other — San Diego$80,0005−26.2%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary — San Diego$110,6005−33.7%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
135 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 San Diego'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.