Visa Wage Index

Biochemists and Biophysicists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Employers filed 201 applications covering 210 positions for this role here, at a median of $130,437 a year. 137 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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$88,816
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$115,357
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$141,898
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$168,438

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Level II 66 $115,357
Genentech, Inc. Level I 413 $101,400
Denali Therapeutics Inc. Level II 33 $138,000
Nautilus Subsidiary, Inc Level III 33 $165,000
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. Level III 33 $162,046
Amgen Inc. Level III 22 $164,948
Arcus Biosciences, Inc. Level II 22 $133,725
Astera Institute Level I 22 $90,000
CZ Biohub SF, LLC Level II 22 $138,000
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Level III 22 $141,898
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Level II 22 $104,416
NTESS, LLC Level I 22 $106,582
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. Level II 22 $146,400
Until Labs, Inc. Level II 22 $115,357
Vaxcyte, Inc. Level IV 22 $183,009
10x Genomics, Inc. Level II 11 $133,000
10x Genomics, Inc. Level III 11 $142,000
10x Genomics, Inc. Level IV 11 $178,000
92Bio, Inc. Level II 11 $130,000
ABBVIE INC. Level IV 11 $200,000
ACROCYTE THERAPEUTICS INC. Level II 11 $115,357
Addition Therapeutics, Inc. Level I 11 $99,100
Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc. Level II 11 $115,357
Alamar Biosciences, Inc. Level II 11 $130,000
Alkali Labs, Inc. Level II 11 $155,000
Amgen Inc. Level II 11 $160,000
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Level III 11 $141,898
Biogen, Inc. Level I 11 $88,816
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Level II 11 $116,000
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. Level III 11 $141,898
Bionova Scientific LLC Level II 11 $115,357
Buck Institute for Research on Aging Level I 11 $60,237
Calico Life Sciences LLC Level II 11 $160,000
Calico Life Sciences LLC Level III 11 $146,000
Calico Life Sciences LLC Level IV 11 $177,000
CANVENTA LIFE SCIENCES, INC. Level II 11 $125,040
Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC Level IV 11 $214,910
Character Biosciences, Inc. Level II 11 $115,357
CZ Biohub SF, LLC Level I 11 $120,000
Elegen Corp Level IV 11 $168,438
Eli Lilly and Company Level II 11 $146,970
Eli Lilly and Company Level III 11 $146,970
Episteme, Inc. Level I 11 $90,000
The Fountain Group, LLC Level II 11 $124,800
Freenome Holdings, Inc. Level II 11 $115,357
Freenome Holdings, Inc. Level III 11 $200,000
Genentech, Inc. Level II 11 $115,357
Genentech, Inc. Level III 11 $141,898
Hexagon Bio, Inc. Level I 11 $150,000
Hexagon Bio, Inc. Level II 11 $140,000
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Level II 11 $81,000
Interdict Bio, Inc. Level III 11 $142,000
The J. David Gladstone Institutes Level III 11 $75,505
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Level III 11 $123,427
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC Level II 11 $185,612
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab Level II 11 $75,000
Lume Health Technologies Inc. Level II 11 $120,000
MRL San Francisco, LLC Level II 11 $159,600
Nautilus Subsidiary, Inc Level II 11 $115,400
Northern California Institute for Research and Education Level II 11 $70,304
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. Level II 11 $115,357
Novo Holdings (US) Inc. Level I 11 $164,000
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. Level III 11 $150,000
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Level I 11 $114,876
ProMab Biotechnologies, Inc. Level I 11 $90,000
Qymune Inc Level I 11 $100,000
REVOLUTION MEDICINES, INC. Level II 11 $165,550
REVOLUTION MEDICINES, INC. Level III 11 $168,000
Ridge Biotechnologies, Inc. Level I 11 $90,000
Sana Biotechnology, Inc. Level IV 11 $190,000
Slingshot Biosciences, Inc. Level III 11 $146,000
Soleil Labs LLC Level III 11 $141,898
Twist Bioscience Corporation Level I 11 $88,816
University of California, San Francisco Level II 11 $100,700
University of California, San Francisco Level III 11 $100,700
Vaxcyte, Inc. Level II 11 $125,000
Vaxcyte, Inc. Level III 11 $152,300
Vir Biotechnology, Inc. Level I 11 $108,159
Vitalant Level III 11 $82,450
Vivid BioInnovations PBC Level IV 11 $168,480
Wild Type, Inc. Level II 11 $135,000
Xaira Therapeutics, Inc. Level IV 11 $180,000
Eversana Life Science Services LLC Level III 11 $145,000
Metagenomi, Inc. Level II 11 $120,000
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. Level II 11 $110,000
Prothena Biosciences Inc. Level III 11 $130,437
University of California, San Francisco Level II 11 $148,900
University of California, San Francisco not stated 7979 $83,600
University of California, Berkeley not stated 77 $77,030
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory not stated 44 $80,796

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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.