University of California, San Diego H-1B Salaries 2026
151 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at University of California, San Diego, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $85,000.
$85,000Median salary
$77,03025th percentile
$102,14975th percentile
151Filings
University of California, San Diego H-1B salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | 42 | $77,030 |
| Assistant Project Scientist | 38 | $85,000 |
| Staff Research Associate | 24 | $80,925 |
| Assistant Professor | 11 | $145,500 |
| Assistant Adjunct Professor | 4 | $126,600 |
| Associate Project Scientist | 3 | $93,300 |
| Lecturer | 3 | $101,198 |
| Computational and Data Science Research P4 | 3 | $126,588 |
| Research Data Analyst P3 | 2 | $102,820 |
| Computational and Data Science Research P3 | 2 | $101,508 |
| Field Researcher | 2 | $69,236 |
| Assistant Research Scientist/Educator | 2 | $134,300 |
| Assistant Teaching Professor | 2 | $119,000 |
| Associate Physician | 1 | $300,000 |
| Research Data Analyst | 1 | $118,296 |
Top cities
| City | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| La Jolla, CA | 145 | $85,000 |
| San Diego, CA | 4 | $182,500 |
| Bronx, NY | 1 | $66,461 |
| Golden, CO | 1 | $115,167 |
Wage levels
Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).
Median prevailing wage on these filings: $80,925.
Recent University of California, San Diego H-1B filings
Latest 100 of 151 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 | Staff Research Associate IV | $84,667 |
| 2026-06-29 | Assistant Professor | $139,800 |
| 2026-06-29 | Assistant Teaching Professor (LPSOE) | $113,300 |
| 2026-06-26 | Staff Research Associate III | $80,925 |
| 2026-06-25 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $79,881 |
| 2026-06-18 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $87,419 |
| 2026-06-15 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $82,677 |
| 2026-06-11 | Assistant Project Scientist | $85,152 |
| 2026-06-11 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $85,736 |
| 2026-06-11 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $74,281 |
| 2026-06-10 | Assistant Professor | $159,400 |
| 2026-06-10 | Computational and Data Science Research P4 | $126,588 |
| 2026-06-05 | Assistant Professor | $216,300 |
| 2026-06-02 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $76,881 |
| 2026-06-01 | Assistant Project Scientist | $85,000 |
| 2026-06-01 | Assistant Project Scientist | $85,000 |
| 2026-05-28 | Bioinformatics Programmer 3 | $98,184 |
| 2026-05-27 | Research and Development Engineer P3 | $115,167 |
| 2026-05-26 | Computational and Data Science Research Specialist 4 | $120,564 |
| 2026-05-26 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $85,736 |
| 2026-05-21 | Staff Research Associate III | $80,925 |
| 2026-05-21 | Pediatric Pathologist | $280,000 to $330,400 |
| 2026-05-19 | Assistant Project Scientist | $76,700 |
| 2026-05-19 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $77,030 |
| 2026-05-18 | Computational and Data Science Research P3 | $105,816 |
| 2026-05-15 | Staff Research Associate III | $74,757 |
| 2026-05-15 | Assistant Professor | $110,500 |
| 2026-05-14 | Research & Development Engineer 3 | $92,000 |
| 2026-05-14 | Assistant Professor | $141,100 |
| 2026-05-14 | Assistant Project Scientist | $93,200 |
| 2026-05-08 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $77,030 |
| 2026-05-05 | Lecturer | $104,233 |
| 2026-05-01 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $85,000 |
| 2026-04-29 | Assistant Project Scientist | $85,000 |
| 2026-04-17 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $82,836 |
| 2026-04-17 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $77,030 |
| 2026-04-15 | Assistant Professor | $162,400 |
| 2026-04-15 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $79,881 |
| 2026-04-09 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $77,030 |
| 2026-04-09 | Staff Research Associate III | $80,925 |
| 2026-04-09 | Assistant Adjunct Professor | $135,000 |
| 2026-04-07 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $71,632 |
| 2026-04-06 | Assistant Professor | $107,000 |
| 2026-04-02 | Field Researcher 2 | $66,461 |
| 2026-03-31 | Assistant Project Scientist | $80,800 |
| 2026-03-30 | Assistant Project Scientist | $85,000 |
| 2026-03-20 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $74,281 |
| 2026-03-20 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $82,836 |
| 2026-03-19 | Research Administrator 3 | $90,300 |
| 2026-03-12 | Staff Research Associate III | $82,550 |
| 2026-03-09 | Assistant Research Scientist/Educator | $133,000 |
| 2026-03-09 | Field Researcher 3 | $72,012 |
| 2026-03-09 | Assistant Professor | $140,000 |
| 2026-03-09 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $82,836 |
| 2026-03-06 | Assistant Project Scientist | $89,000 |
| 2026-03-03 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $74,281 |
| 2026-02-26 | Computational and Data Science Research P3 | $97,200 |
| 2026-02-26 | Assistant Project Scientist | $89,000 |
| 2026-02-25 | Research Data Analyst P3 | $95,640 |
| 2026-02-23 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $74,281 |
| 2026-02-17 | Associate Project Scientist | $93,300 |
| 2026-02-06 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $77,030 |
| 2026-02-02 | Staff Research Associate III | $86,709 |
| 2026-02-02 | Assistant Project Scientist | $80,800 |
| 2026-02-02 | Assistant Project Scientist | $85,000 |
| 2026-02-02 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $74,281 |
| 2026-01-30 | Assistant Project Scientist | $104,300 |
| 2026-01-29 | Assistant Project Scientist | $85,000 |
| 2026-01-28 | Assistant Professor | $147,100 |
| 2026-01-27 | Assistant Professor | $145,500 |
| 2026-01-26 | Lecturer | $101,198 |
| 2026-01-23 | Computational and Data Science Research P4 | $120,564 |
| 2026-01-22 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $79,881 |
| 2026-01-21 | Staff Research Associate III | $85,013 |
| 2026-01-21 | Research Data Analyst 3 | $118,296 |
| 2026-01-20 | Assistant Project Scientist | $89,100 |
| 2026-01-14 | Associate Physician | $300,000 |
| 2026-01-14 | Lecturer | $84,752 |
| 2026-01-08 | Assistant Adjunct Professor | $125,100 |
| 2026-01-08 | Assistant Project Scientist | $83,700 |
| 2026-01-05 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $79,881 |
| 2026-01-02 | Associate Project Scientist | $119,800 |
| 2026-01-02 | Staff Research Associate III | $72,579 |
| 2025-12-19 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $82,836 |
| 2025-12-19 | Assistant Project Scientist | $85,000 |
| 2025-12-03 | Associate Project Scientist | $93,300 |
| 2025-12-02 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $74,281 |
| 2025-12-01 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $74,281 |
| 2025-12-01 | Assistant Project Scientist | $90,700 |
| 2025-11-20 | Staff Research Associate IV | $89,836 |
| 2025-11-18 | Assistant Project Scientist | $85,000 |
| 2025-11-17 | Assistant Project Scientist | $103,100 |
| 2025-11-17 | Assistant Project Scientist | $85,000 |
| 2025-11-17 | Assistant Project Scientist | $76,700 |
| 2025-11-14 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $77,030 |
| 2025-11-07 | Assistant Project Scientist | $80,800 |
| 2025-09-30 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $69,073 |
| 2025-09-29 | Assistant Project Scientist | $92,900 |
| 2025-09-29 | Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $74,281 |
| 2025-09-29 | Staff Research Associate III | $66,440 |
Employer names as filed: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO; University of California, San Diego. 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.