Illumina H-1B Salaries 2026
79 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at Illumina, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $142,147.
$142,147Median salary
$121,84625th percentile
$165,62075th percentile
79Filings
Illumina H-1B salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Engineer Development | 3 | $127,026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 3 | $157,581 |
| Staff Scientist | 3 | $118,200 |
| Associate Director IT | 3 | $184,974 |
| Senior Scientist | 3 | $116,376 |
| Senior Bioinformatics Scientist | 3 | $148,500 |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer | 2 | $184,974 |
| Staff Software Quality Engineer | 2 | $152,400 |
| Associate Director Engineering | 2 | $195,208 |
| Software Test Engineer | 2 | $108,036 |
| Senior Staff Business Systems Analyst | 2 | $143,300 |
| Senior Engineer Development | 2 | $112,713 |
| Intelligence Analysts | 2 | $130,915 |
| Senior Design Quality Engineer | 2 | $121,846 |
| Senior Staff Data Architect | 2 | $157,581 |
Top cities
| City | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego, CA | 51 | $139,485 |
| Foster City, CA | 17 | $154,586 |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $100,000 |
| Frisco, TX | 1 | $156,998 |
| Burlington, MA | 1 | $167,627 |
| Dublin, CA | 1 | $135,400 |
| Franklin, TN | 1 | $141,600 |
| Campbell, CA | 1 | $153,493 |
| Hayward, CA | 1 | $148,699 |
| Mckinney, TX | 1 | $156,998 |
Wage levels
Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).
Median prevailing wage on these filings: $138,466.
Recent Illumina H-1B filings
Latest 79 of 79 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.
| Certified | Job title | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Sr Engineer - Development | $127,026 to $147,600 |
| 2026-06-29 | Sr Staff Programmer/Analyst | $156,998 to $212,400 |
| 2026-06-17 | Manager, Engineering | $169,250 to $194,000 |
| 2026-06-11 | Scientist 2, Early Discovery | $86,300 to $129,500 |
| 2026-06-11 | Sr. Software Test Engineer | $135,138 to $161,500 |
| 2026-06-11 | 4664-US1 - Staff Supplier Quality Engineer - US1 | $142,147 to $177,200 |
| 2026-06-11 | Operational Excellence Manager | $148,699 to $203,200 |
| 2026-06-09 | Sr Manager Software Engineering, Software Integration Test | $228,350 |
| 2026-05-29 | Sr Engineer - Process Development | $101,546 to $147,600 |
| 2026-05-28 | Senior Manufacturing/Operations Quality Engineer | $104,541 to $112,300 |
| 2026-05-28 | Senior Financial Analyst, Treasury | $90,875 to $123,700 |
| 2026-05-26 | Sr Staff Data Engineer | $184,974 to $255,800 |
| 2026-05-26 | Associate Director, Engineering | $220,542 to $255,800 |
| 2026-05-26 | Sr Bioinformatics Scientist | $148,500 to $222,700 |
| 2026-05-26 | Software Test Engineer 2 | $102,794 to $135,000 |
| 2026-05-19 | Staff Engineer - Development | $123,219 to $177,200 |
| 2026-05-13 | Staff Supplier Quality Engineer | $142,147 to $177,200 |
| 2026-05-12 | Sr. Design Quality Engineer | $121,846 to $135,000 |
| 2026-05-11 | Sr Staff Product Engineer | $146,557 to $212,400 |
| 2026-05-11 | Intelligence Analysts (Sr. Business Data Analyst) | $130,915 to $147,600 |
| 2026-05-11 | Staff Engineer - Development | $141,898 to $177,200 |
| 2026-05-08 | Intelligence Analysts (Business Data Analyst) | $130,915 to $147,600 |
| 2026-05-04 | Sr Bioinformatics Scientist | $148,500 to $222,700 |
| 2026-05-04 | Staff Scientist | $135,304 to $177,200 |
| 2026-05-04 | Engineer - Development | $85,862 to $123,700 |
| 2026-04-29 | Senior Software Engineer | $153,493 to $222,700 |
| 2026-04-22 | Sr Staff Bioinformatics Scientist | $196,000 to $294,000 |
| 2026-04-22 | Sr Staff IT Engineer | $141,600 to $212,400 |
| 2026-04-22 | Staff Integration Scientist | $118,200 to $177,200 |
| 2026-04-22 | Sr Bioinformatics Scientist | $167,877 to $222,700 |
| 2026-04-22 | Sr Scientist | $113,300 to $169,900 |
| 2026-04-17 | Staff Scientist | $118,200 to $177,200 |
| 2026-04-14 | Senior Engineer - Development | $98,400 to $147,600 |
| 2026-04-07 | Senior Scientist | $116,376 to $147,600 |
| 2026-03-27 | Staff Business Process Analyst | $135,400 to $203,200 |
| 2026-03-24 | Senior Staff Business Systems Analyst | $141,600 to $212,400 |
| 2026-03-10 | Sr Staff Progammer | $176,051 to $213,082 |
| 2026-02-23 | Staff Software Technical Product Manager | $148,928 to $212,400 |
| 2026-02-23 | Regional Commercial Lead, Proteomics | $167,627 to $212,400 |
| 2026-02-02 | Assoc Director, IT | $184,974 to $250,000 |
| 2026-01-30 | Software Test Engineer 2 | $113,277 to $154,600 |
| 2026-01-30 | Staff Programmer Analyst | $130,187 to $177,200 |
| 2026-01-29 | Staff Software Engineer | $156,998 to $233,400 |
| 2026-01-20 | Sr Manager, IT | $152,600 to $228,800 |
| 2026-01-14 | Sr. Staff Software Test Engineer | $190,000 to $220,000 |
| 2026-01-09 | Assoc Director, IT | $184,974 to $250,000 |
| 2025-12-26 | Principal, Salesforce Architecture | $200,000 to $250,000 |
| 2025-12-24 | Staff Scientist | $116,376 to $173,800 |
| 2025-12-23 | Scientist II | $90,000 to $120,000 |
| 2025-12-09 | Staff Software Quality Engineer | $152,400 to $182,900 |
| 2025-12-09 | Senior Product Manager | $100,000 to $140,000 |
| 2025-12-04 | Associate Director, Engineering | $169,874 to $190,000 |
| 2025-11-25 | Staff Software Quality Engineer | $152,400 to $182,900 |
| 2025-11-24 | Staff Software Engineer | $157,581 to $228,800 |
| 2025-11-19 | Staff Engineer - Development | $127,026 to $170,000 |
| 2025-11-17 | Sr Firmware Test Engineer | $110,781 to $150,622 |
| 2025-11-14 | Sr. Staff Software Engineer | $184,974 to $229,654 |
| 2025-11-07 | Senior Staff Software Engineer | $184,974 to $250,800 |
| 2025-11-04 | Product Manager | $100,000 to $140,000 |
| 2025-11-04 | Senior Software Technical Product Manager | $130,187 to $173,800 |
| 2025-09-19 | Associate Director, IT | $184,974 to $250,800 |
| 2025-09-12 | Senior Scientist | $138,778 to $166,600 |
| 2025-09-12 | Principal Software Engineer | $213,512 to $316,000 |
| 2025-09-11 | Senior Staff Business Systems Analyst, SAP | $139,485 to $208,200 |
| 2025-09-10 | Sr Design Quality Engineer | $121,846 to $132,400 |
| 2025-08-22 | Staff Software Engineer | $213,512 to $262,900 |
| 2025-08-21 | Sr Staff Data Architect | $157,581 to $190,000 |
| 2025-08-19 | Staff IT Engineer | $135,949 to $193,646 |
| 2025-08-07 | Staff Product Marketing Manager | $154,586 to $218,400 |
| 2025-08-06 | Senior Integration Scientist | $97,469 to $144,700 |
| 2025-07-30 | Sr Staff Data Architect | $157,581 to $190,000 |
| 2025-07-30 | Senior Manager, Validation | $143,000 to $183,000 |
| 2025-07-29 | Staff Programmer/Analyst | $120,037 to $173,800 |
| 2025-07-23 | Director, Software Development | $245,000 to $285,000 |
| 2025-07-21 | Manager, Software Testing | $163,613 to $224,000 |
| 2025-07-15 | Sr. Staff Business Systems Analyst | $145,000 to $187,000 |
| 2025-07-14 | Staff Devops Engineer | $140,000 to $170,000 |
| 2025-07-02 | Staff Database Administrator | $132,800 to $199,200 |
| 2025-07-01 | Sr. Director, Software Development | $277,800 to $416,800 |
Employer names as filed: Illumina, Inc.. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.