Molecular and Cellular Biologists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

Employers filed 118 applications covering 118 positions for this role here, at a median of $112,500 a year. 99 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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	$84,656
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$112,154
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$139,651
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$167,149

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
The Leland Stanford, Jr University	Level I	59	59	$79,802
The Leland Stanford, Jr University	Level II	16	16	$102,523
Arc Research Institute	Level I	6	6	$102,500
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	Level II	4	4	$85,384
Guardant Health, Inc.	Level IV	3	3	$167,877
Arc Research Institute	Level III	2	2	$104,500
DNANEXUS, INC.	Level III	2	2	$167,750
Guardant Health, Inc.	Level III	2	2	$140,213
The Leland Stanford, Jr University	Level III	2	2	$126,822
Alive Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$167,943
Atila BioSystems, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$120,000
C. Light Technologies, INC	Level II	1	1	$112,500
Carnegie Institution of Washington d/b/a Carnegie Institution for Science	Level I	1	1	$77,942
Complete Genomics LLC	Level I	1	1	$110,000
Esoterix Genetic Labs LLC	Level II	1	1	$112,154
ImpriMed, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$111,000
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$164,000
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$167,149
Janssen Research & Development, LLC	Level I	1	1	$109,250
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	Level II	1	1	$112,154
LatchBio Inc	Level II	1	1	$112,154
Montai Therapeutics, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$150,000
Revvity Health Sciences, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$110,371
Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$140,900
Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$139,651
ROCOCOBIO UNUS, INC.	Level IV	1	1	$208,000
Takara Bio USA Inc.	Level I	1	1	$105,000
ZIFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC	Level II	1	1	$117,346
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$137,000
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY	not stated	1	1	$82,685
Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.	not stated	1	1	$114,301

Tell me when this moves

One email when the prevailing wage for Molecular and Cellular Biologists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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.