Visa Wage Index

Biochemists and Biophysicists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Employers filed 54 applications covering 54 positions for this role here, at a median of $115,000 a year. 47 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 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$87,194
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$111,717
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$136,240
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$160,763

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Level I 2929 $79,000
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Level II 99 $95,930
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Level III 33 $82,750
Agilent Technologies, Inc. Level IV 22 $243,420
BRIDGENE BIOSCIENCES, INC. Level II 22 $136,240
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Level II 22 $83,500
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research Level III 22 $73,965
Augusta Life Sciences US OpCo I LLC Level III 11 $141,000
Axbio, Inc. Level II 11 $130,000
Oxford BioTherapeutics Inc. Level II 11 $115,000
Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research Level I 11 $61,880
Pumpkinseed Technologies, Inc Level III 11 $148,400

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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.