H-1B Salaries in South San Francisco, CA

631 certified full-time H-1B filings for worksites in South San Francisco, California, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026.

$157,000Median salary

$133,95225th percentile

$181,60275th percentile

631Filings

Top H-1B employers in South San Francisco, CA

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Genentech	145	$150,400	$128,800 – $174,637
Stripe	77	$171,621	$156,800 – $213,512
Zipline International	55	$170,000	$152,827 – $190,000
ZS Associates	43	$170,000	$159,850 – $197,600
Abbvie Biotherapeutics	15	$149,313	$129,000 – $163,574
Calico Life Sciences	15	$164,000	$149,000 – $180,500
Amgen	14	$159,948	$145,000 – $177,808
Twist Bioscience	9	$135,699	$88,816 – $155,032
Blue Matter Consulting	8	$120,000	$102,500 – $143,252
Insitro	8	$112,549	$112,549 – $153,057
Thermo Fisher Scientific	8	$164,757	$161,637 – $200,907
AeroVect Technologies	7	$195,000	$184,125 – $198,000
MRL San Francisco	7	$140,213	$131,400 – $152,308
AbbVie	6	$156,000	$143,250 – $190,500
Ernst & Young U.S.	5	$154,961	$123,732 – $165,964
ProcDNA	5	$155,000	$155,000 – $160,000
Compunnel Software Group	4	$151,250	$150,500 – $154,500
Cytokinetics	4	$133,000	$122,738 – $143,500
Diamond Foundry	4	$157,500	$154,395 – $180,000
Maze Therapeutics	4	$128,050	$122,637 – $149,185

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Software Engineer	46	$161,637	$156,800 – $187,699
Scientist	37	$137,154	$123,600 – $142,900
Senior Scientist	15	$159,895	$147,500 – $169,568
Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant	12	$152,400	$145,675 – $160,600
Data Scientist	9	$142,000	$133,952 – $148,699
Business Technology Solutions Consultant	8	$180,350	$170,000 – $188,425
Principal Scientist	8	$171,872	$144,475 – $182,808
Senior Research Associate	7	$112,950	$99,550 – $114,178
Decision Analytics Consultant	6	$172,400	$170,600 – $177,350
Data Analyst	6	$164,917	$134,214 – $194,834
Solution Architect	5	$161,637	$161,637 – $175,005
Software Developer	5	$162,000	$161,637 – $190,000
Embedded Software Engineer	5	$180,000	$161,637 – $187,574
Senior Data Scientist	5	$164,403	$153,900 – $164,403
Advanced Data Science Associate Consultant	4	$155,800	$151,000 – $161,775
Machine Learning Engineer	4	$160,550	$139,350 – $188,000
Associate Principal	4	$275,000	$269,000 – $281,000
Engagement Lead	3	$155,000	$155,000 – $157,500
Staff Engineer Software	3	$161,637	$161,637 – $161,637
Consultant	3	$110,000	$110,000 – $120,000

At least 5 filings in South San Francisco, CA.

Level I14% · 85

Level II34% · 209

Level III27% · 163

Level IV25% · 154

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).