Visa Wage Index

Chemists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Employers filed 90 applications covering 90 positions for this role here, at a median of $131,400 a year. 49 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 Chemists 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$78,270
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$101,546
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$124,842
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$148,117

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Genentech, Inc. Level III 44 $144,050
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Level IV 44 $159,360
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Level II 33 $101,546
Issam Tina Solutions, Inc. Level II 33 $116,688
NTESS LLC Level I 33 $110,000
Amgen Inc. Level IV 22 $170,206
Frontage Laboratories, Inc. Level II 22 $107,877
Gilead Sciences, Inc. Level III 22 $142,101
Hexagon Bio, Inc. Level III 22 $144,059
IsoRx Corp. Level I 22 $78,270
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC Level III 22 $184,477
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab Level I 22 $83,075
Meadowhawk Biolabs, Inc. Level II 22 $105,658,613
MRL San Francisco, LLC Level III 22 $131,400
ZymoChem, Inc. Level IV 22 $150,275
Alamar Biosciences, Inc. Level IV 11 $221,860
Alcon Research, LLC Level I 11 $78,270
Allure Labs, LLC Level II 11 $113,000
Amyris, Inc. Level III 11 $124,842
AnaSpec, Inc. Level I 11 $78,270
Apertor Pharmaceuticals Inc. Level IV 11 $180,000
Arcus Biosciences, Inc. Level III 11 $164,700
Arcus Biosciences, Inc. Level IV 11 $152,300
Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. Level III 11 $124,842
Circle Pharma, Inc. Level IV 11 $171,000
Cytokinetics, Inc. Level III 11 $140,000
Eikon Therapeutics, Inc. Level I 11 $78,270
Eli Lilly and Company Level IV 11 $151,525
Eurofins Professional Scientific Services West, LLC Level I 11 $79,040
Genentech, Inc. Level IV 11 $148,117
Glyphic Biotechnologies, Inc. Level IV 11 $150,000
Insitro, Inc. Level IV 11 $148,117
IsoRX Texas LTD Level I 11 $78,270
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab Level III 11 $149,282
MRL San Francisco, LLC Level IV 11 $148,117
Nosis Biological Sciences Inc. Level II 11 $101,546
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. Level III 11 $124,842
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. Level III 11 $165,000
Onepot AI, Inc. Level III 11 $170,000
PACIFIC BIOLABS, INC. Level II 11 $114,500
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. Level II 11 $117,266
Revance Therapeutics, Inc. Level II 11 $101,546
Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc. Level IV 11 $150,051
Seagate US LLC Level IV 11 $158,725
Seer, Inc. Level IV 11 $148,117
Sepion Technologies, Inc. Level III 11 $130,000
University of California, San Francisco Level II 11 $130,000
C S BIO CO. Level I 11 $74,000
Tecan Genomics, Inc. Level III 11 $120,000
Vilya, Inc. Level II 11 $95,264
University of California, Berkeley not stated 1010 $85,000
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory not stated 55 $88,044
Gilead Sciences, Inc not stated 22 $129,456,929
University of California, San Francisco not stated 11 $82,836

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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.