Visa Wage Index

Molecular and Cellular Biologists in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Employers filed 127 applications covering 136 positions for this role here, at a median of $110,240 a year.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Molecular and Cellular Biologists 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$78,541
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$97,469
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$116,376
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$135,304

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies Level I 1313 $78,541
La Jolla Institute for Immunology Level I 67 $73,243
The Scripps Research Institute Level I 55 $70,886
The Scripps Research Institute Level II 55 $85,322
Genentech, Inc. Level III 44 $116,376
La Jolla Institute for Immunology Level II 44 $87,161
Altos Labs Inc. Level III 33 $127,100
Eli Lilly and Company Level IV 37 $167,660
Genentech, Inc. Level II 33 $106,300
Illumina, Inc. Level III 33 $116,376
Illumina Software, Inc. Level II 33 $129,400
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Level I 33 $75,441
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Level III 33 $120,000
Eli Lilly and Company Level I 26 $80,771
FATE THERAPEUTICS, INC Level III 22 $122,000
Illumina Software, Inc. Level I 22 $129,400
PathAI, Inc. Level III 22 $121,500
Reagent Inc Level I 22 $90,000
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies Level II 22 $90,000
San Diego State University Research Foundation Level I 22 $70,886
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Level IV 22 $162,500
AlivaMab Biologics, LLC Level IV 11 $149,350
Altos Labs Inc. Level IV 11 $180,000
AnaBios Corporation Level II 11 $113,304
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. Level II 11 $110,240
BioSkryb Genomics, Inc. Level II 11 $116,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Level III 11 $133,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Level II 11 $85,322
Element Biosciences, Inc. Level III 11 $116,376
Genesis Molecular AI, Inc. Level III 11 $140,213
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Level I 11 $93,840
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Level II 11 $125,360
HD Biosciences, Inc. Level IV 11 $150,000
Illumina, Inc. Level II 11 $118,200
Illumina, Inc. Level IV 11 $135,304
Illumina Software, Inc. Level III 11 $155,600
J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc. Level I 11 $70,886
Navigate BioPharma Services, Inc. Level II 11 $97,469
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. Level II 11 $97,469
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. Level III 11 $116,376
PathAI, Inc. Level II 11 $121,500
San Diego Biomedical Research Institute Level I 11 $79,000
Schrodinger, Inc. Level I 11 $137,500
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. Level II 11 $97,469
University of Georgia Level I 11 $71,769
Vividion Therapeutics, Inc. Level I 11 $78,541
Vividion Therapeutics, Inc. Level IV 11 $135,305
WSP USA Inc. Level IV 11 $180,107
ZIFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC Level I 11 $79,500
The Scripps Research Institute Level II 33 $84,843
The Scripps Research Institute Level I 22 $70,990
PHYKION INC. Level II 11 $107,530
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Level II 11 $84,843
Schrodinger, Inc. Level I 11 $90,000
The Scripps Research Institute Level I 22 $66,240
Schrodinger, Inc. Level I 11 $152,100
Illumina, Inc. Level III 11 $130,000
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Level I 11 $64,480
Vividion Therapeutics, Inc. Level II 11 $90,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO not stated 1111 $79,300

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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.