Molecular and Cellular Biologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Employers filed 307 applications covering 344 positions for this role here, at a median of $127,150 a year. 162 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 Molecular and Cellular Biologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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	$84,885
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$112,549
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$140,213
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$167,877

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
The J. David Gladstone Institutes	Level I	8	8	$70,762
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	Level IV	6	6	$178,280
Genentech, Inc.	Level II	5	5	$127,000
Genentech, Inc.	Level III	5	5	$140,213
Insitro, Inc.	Level II	5	5	$112,549
Calico Life Sciences LLC	Level III	4	4	$172,000
CZ Biohub SF, LLC	Level III	4	4	$171,500
University of California, San Francisco	Level I	4	4	$126,549
Altos Labs Inc.	Level III	3	3	$142,000
Calico Life Sciences LLC	Level II	3	3	$125,000
CZ Biohub SF, LLC	Level I	3	3	$120,000
Illumina, Inc.	Level II	3	3	$148,500
LatchBio Inc	Level II	3	3	$112,549
REVOLUTION MEDICINES, INC.	Level III	3	3	$168,000
Zitao Liu, M.D., Professional Corporation	Level IV	3	3	$176,800
ABBVIE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.	Level II	2	2	$129,000
AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc.	Level III	2	2	$149,157
Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$112,549
Alamar Biosciences, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$137,564
Altos Labs Inc.	Level I	2	2	$84,900
Amgen Inc.	Level I	2	2	$118,750
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$112,549
Buck Institute for Research on Aging	Level II	2	2	$87,692
Calico Life Sciences LLC	Level IV	2	2	$240,000
Codexis Inc.	Level III	2	2	$145,839
Eikon Therapeutics, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$112,549
Genentech, Inc.	Level I	2	30	$85,041
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	Level II	2	2	$125,235
Illumina, Inc.	Level IV	2	2	$181,939
The J David Gladstone Institutes	Level III	2	2	$140,213
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Level III	2	2	$122,076
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Level II	2	2	$185,400
Mammoth Biosciences, Inc.	Level III	2	2	$140,213
Maze Therapeutics Inc.	Level II	2	2	$128,050
Natera, Inc.	Level IV	2	2	$167,877
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$84,885
Personalis, Inc.	Level IV	2	2	$175,000
Reprogram Biosciences Inc.	Level I	2	2	$125,000
Shanda Asset Management LLC	Level II	2	2	$152,500
TPG Global, LLC	Level IV	2	2	$170,000
Valinor Industries, Inc.	Level III	2	2	$140,213
Weatherwax Biotechnologies Corporation	Level I	2	2	$98,717
10x Genomics, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$90,000
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.	Level I	1	1	$85,000
AbbVie Biotherapeutics Inc.	Level I	1	1	$106,829
Addition Therapeutics, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$116,800
Addition Therapeutics, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$140,213
Agilent Technologies, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$166,788
Alamar Biosciences, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$91,746
Alamar Biosciences, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$153,725
Allman Institute for Personalized Medicine LLC	Level II	1	1	$112,549
Altos Labs Inc.	Level II	1	1	$142,000
Amgen Inc.	Level II	1	1	$155,100
Apeximmune Therapeutics Inc	Level I	1	1	$95,000
Astera Institute	Level II	1	1	$160,000
BillionToOne, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$110,881
BillionToOne, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$112,549
BillionToOne, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$142,561
BioAge Labs, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$120,000
BIOALGO (USA) LLC	Level II	1	1	$112,549
Biogen, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$112,549
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.	Level II	1	1	$112,549
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	Level III	1	1	$152,982
BRUKER CELLULAR ANALYSIS, INC.	Level III	1	1	$156,500
Calico Life Sciences LLC	Level I	1	1	$181,000
Calsoft Labs Inc	Level III	1	1	$144,768
Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$157,056
Cartography Biosciences, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$113,000
CHAN ZUCKERBERG BIOHUB, INC	Level III	1	1	$169,000
Clear Labs, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$140,213
Critical Path Institute	Level II	1	1	$112,549
Cytokinetics, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$112,950
CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$117,916
DNA TwoPointo, Inc. (DBA ATUM)	Level II	1	1	$125,000
Dren Bio Management, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$112,549
E11 Bio, LLC	Level IV	1	1	$168,000
EBVIO INC.	Level IV	1	1	$175,000
EPI Labs Inc.	Level II	1	1	$140,000
Epicrispr Biotechnologies, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$123,000
Epimeron USA, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$145,000
Escalante Biosciences, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$120,000
Firefly Bio Inc.	Level III	1	1	$140,213
Flex Therapeutics Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$245,000
Genentech, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$167,877
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$140,213
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Level I	1	1	$76,491
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Level II	1	1	$85,384
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Level III	1	1	$121,800
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Level IV	1	1	$221,083
Illumina, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$86,300
Illumina Software, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$178,800
Insitro, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$140,213
Insitro, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$167,877
Kite Pharma Inc.	Level I	1	1	$103,200
Ladder Therapeutics INC	Level I	1	1	$104,000
LatchBio Inc	Level III	1	1	$140,213
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Level II	1	1	$96,000
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Level III	1	1	$180,992
Lycia Therapeutics, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$100,000
Mammoth Biosciences, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$85,000

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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.