Visa Wage Index

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Employers filed 31 applications covering 50 positions for this role here, at a median of $123,219 a year. 18 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$85,862
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$104,541
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$123,219
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$141,898

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
EverX USA, LLC Level II 33 $105,000
Advanced Monitors Corporation Level I 11 $86,000
Boston Scientific Corporation Level IV 11 $163,924
Cor Medical Ventures Inc Level I 11 $85,862
Dassault Systemes Americas Corp Level II 11 $142,000
Element Biosciences, Inc. Level I 11 $85,862
Element Biosciences, Inc. Level II 11 $104,541
Element Biosciences, Inc. Level III 11 $125,000
Eli Lilly and Company Level IV 11 $175,000
Gen-Probe Incorporated Level IV 11 $150,900
Genomatica, Inc. Level IV 11 $169,490
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC Level IV 11 $180,000
Illumina, Inc. Level I 11 $85,862
Illumina, Inc. Level II 11 $104,541
Illumina, Inc. Level III 11 $123,219
Illumina, Inc. Level IV 11 $141,898
Inova Diagnostics, Inc. Level II 11 $104,541
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. Level IV 11 $141,898
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Level III 120 $123,219
Synaptic Medical Corp. Level II 11 $110,000
TruTag Technologies, Inc. Level II 11 $108,000
Vastek Inc Level II 11 $104,541
Singular Genomics Systems, Inc. Level I 11 $72,463
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO not stated 33 $77,179
Natus Medical Incorporated not stated 22 $134,673
Gilead Sciences, Inc. not stated 11 $4,589,624

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.