Visa Wage Index

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Employers filed 64 applications covering 64 positions for this role here, at a median of $145,164 a year. 38 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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$105,269
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$125,694
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$146,120
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$166,546

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Level IV 55 $141,000
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Level I 33 $77,247
Align Technology, Inc. Level IV 22 $176,257
Atila BioSystems, Inc. Level II 22 $131,347
Auris Health, Inc. Level IV 22 $173,423
Epimeron USA Level I 22 $69,591
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. Level IV 22 $192,700
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Level III 22 $115,925
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. Level II 22 $130,192
Align Technology Inc Level III 11 $150,420
Apple Inc. Level II 11 $172,100
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Level II 11 $125,694
Arc Research Institute Level IV 11 $151,600
Augusta Life Sciences US OpCo I LLC Level I 11 $105,269
Augusta Life Sciences US OpCo I LLC Level III 11 $150,000
Cepheid Level II 11 $130,050
Cepheid Level IV 11 $170,825
Citrogene, Inc Level I 11 $110,000
Complete Genomics Inc. Level II 11 $125,694
CZ Biohub SF, LLC Level IV 11 $214,000
DeepSight Technology Inc. Level III 11 $150,000
Drive Powerline, Inc. Level IV 11 $190,000
Exo Imaging, Inc. Level IV 11 $170,000
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Level IV 11 $208,000
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. Level III 11 $148,300
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Level II 11 $123,000
NEURALTRAK, INC Level II 11 $125,694
Neuromodulatory Devices & Applications, Inc. Level II 11 $130,000
Noah Medical Corporation Level III 11 $155,000
Park Systems, Inc. Level III 11 $146,120
PROCEPT BioRobotics Level IV 11 $166,546
Pumpkinseed Technologies, Inc Level II 11 $126,000
ReCor Medical Inc. Level I 11 $130,819
Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc. Level IV 11 $166,546
Shockwave Medical, Inc. Level I 11 $125,200
Shockwave Medical, Inc. Level III 11 $154,035
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc. Level II 11 $125,694
Stellartech Research Corporation Level I 11 $106,000
Tiposi Level II 11 $125,694
Topcon Healthcare Inc. Level III 11 $147,500
Vital Connect, Inc. Level IV 11 $180,000
Apple Inc. Level III 11 $136,300
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. not stated 55 $136,202
Auris Health, Inc. not stated 11 $150,600
Cepheid not stated 11 $119,221
Molecular Devices, LLC not stated 11 $145,164
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. not stated 11 $154,476

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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.