Visa Wage Index

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Employers filed 20 applications covering 20 positions for this role here, at a median of $117,790 a year. 13 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 Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 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$79,581
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$98,696
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$117,790
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$136,906

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Meta Platforms, Inc Level III 44 $172,400
Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Level III 22 $137,000
AECOM Technical Services, Inc. Level III 11 $129,307
Arup US, Inc. Level IV 11 $150,900
Atlassian US, Inc. Level II 11 $160,000
Center For Empowering Refugees and Immigrants Level I 11 $79,581
Central Contra Costa Transit Authority Level III 11 $117,790
Fehr & Peers Level I 11 $79,581
Fehr & Peers Level II 11 $98,696
Fehr & Peers Level III 11 $117,790
Future of Life Institute Level II 11 $117,000
Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Level I 11 $116,000
Meta Platforms, Inc Level I 11 $240,709
National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Level II 11 $92,872
Nimble Robotics, Inc. Level III 11 $120,000
T J K M Level I 11 $86,520

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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.