Biochemists and Biophysicists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Employers filed 72 applications covering 72 positions for this role here, at a median of $80,800 a year. 45 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 Biochemists and Biophysicists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

Level	Who it is for	A year
Level I	Entry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision	$79,061
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$96,346
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$113,630
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$130,915

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Level I	13	13	$66,560
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope	Level I	8	8	$73,497
The University of Southern California	Level I	7	7	$53,269
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Level II	2	2	$70,720
City of Hope National Medical Center	Level I	2	2	$71,784
KITE PHARMA INC.	Level III	2	2	$144,880
Avid Bioservices, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$136,268
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope	Level III	1	1	$102,000
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope	Level IV	1	1	$122,500
Chapman University	Level I	1	1	$70,304
Chapman University	Level II	1	1	$70,304
Chapman University	Level III	1	1	$77,126
Harvey Mudd College	Level II	1	1	$70,304
Paralos Bioscience Inc.	Level III	1	1	$130,915
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED	Level I	1	1	$88,000
TAE Life Sciences US, LLC	Level IV	1	1	$150,000
Xencor, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$139,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	Level I	1	1	$50,149
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope	not stated	8	8	$81,034
University of California, Los Angeles	not stated	6	6	$82,836
California Institute of Technology	not stated	5	5	$75,268
City of Hope National Medical Center	not stated	4	4	$90,221
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE	not stated	3	3	$80,800

Tell me when this moves

One email when the prevailing wage for Biochemists and Biophysicists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA changes — the library turns over every July, and what an employer must offer changes with it.

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