University of California, San Diego visa sponsorship salaries

University of California, San Diego has 303 certified work-visa filings with a disclosed wage. The median is $80,965; half of filings fall between $74,425 and $100,925. Headquarters on file: LA JOLLA, CA.

Median: $80,965
25th pct: $74,425
75th pct: $100,925
90th pct: $142,960
Filings: 303

Salaries by occupation

Grouped by federal occupation code, pooling every job title variant

Occupations sponsored by University of California, San Diego, with wage percentiles
Occupation	Filings	25th	Median	75th
Biochemists and Biophysicists	76	$74,425	$78,527	$82,100
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	42	$74,994	$79,667	$84,814
Biological Technicians	31	$70,514	$77,804	$80,965
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	11	$75,802	$79,300	$80,000
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	11	$102,225	$112,900	$129,050
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	9	$92,000	$101,100	$110,000
Physicists	7	$72,403	$79,391	$91,967
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$144,050	$146,850	$152,575
Hydrologists	5	$74,425	$92,664	$92,664
Epidemiologists	5	$66,737	$66,737	$71,632
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	5	$221,000	$265,000	$285,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	5	$74,425	$77,179	$80,034
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$189,900	$196,250	$202,075
Microbiologists	4	$69,275	$79,721	$90,225
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	4	$98,163	$105,300	$112,875
Software Developers	3	$90,452	$93,820	$104,410
Data Scientists	3	$87,678	$89,388	$102,694
Mechanical Engineers	3	$73,166	$74,425	$74,425
Physicians, All Other	3	$192,500	$192,500	$238,750
Computer and Information Research Scientists	3	$73,097	$74,425	$109,807
Chemists	3	$73,097	$74,425	$75,802
Materials Engineers	3	$77,230	$80,034	$85,267
Natural Sciences Managers	3	$77,477	$82,257	$93,233
Materials Scientists	3	$72,443	$75,543	$79,190
Medical and Health Services Managers	3	$179,046	$179,046	$179,046
Social Science Research Assistants	3	$58,244	$59,988	$62,191
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	3	$132,500	$146,000	$216,300
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	3	$122,500	$124,700	$125,850
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	2	$92,200	$93,800	$95,400
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$143,625	$145,250	$146,875

Salaries by job title

The exact wording University of California, San Diego used on its filings

Job titles at University of California, San Diego, with wage percentiles
Job title	Filings	25th	Median	75th
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	80	$71,534	$74,425	$77,907
Assistant Project Scientist	76	$78,000	$80,900	$85,200
Assistant Professor	25	$120,300	$130,000	$148,500
Staff Research Associate III	20	$71,476	$77,067	$80,965
Staff Research Associate 3	16	$69,638	$78,999	$80,965
Staff Research Associate IV	8	$79,054	$82,257	$83,082
Staff Research Associate 4	8	$76,562	$79,458	$85,558
Assistant Adjunct Professor	6	$100,900	$100,925	$108,188
Research Data Analyst P3	5	$92,664	$92,664	$92,664
Associate Project Scientist	5	$90,100	$90,600	$90,600
Assistant Teaching Professor (lpsoe)	4	$119,400	$133,950	$158,425
Assistant Research Scientist	4	$124,050	$125,400	$126,675
Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor	3	$285,000	$285,000	$285,000
Associate Physician Diplomate	3	$200,000	$200,000	$300,000
Associate Physician	3	$192,500	$192,500	$228,750
Ambul Care Admstn Crd 5 (organ Recovery Specialist)	3	$179,046	$179,046	$179,046
Research Data Analyst 3	3	$85,968	$85,968	$88,984
Field Researcher 2	3	$58,244	$59,988	$62,191
Associate Professor	2	$130,025	$135,350	$140,675
Academic Program Management Officer 3	2	$80,781	$88,866	$96,951
Lecturer	2	$63,305	$66,248	$69,191

Locations

Worksites on file

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Recent certified filings at University of California, San Diego
Job title	Location	Wage	Prevailing	Level	Decided
Associate Professor/associate Professor in Residenceoflc	La Jolla, CA	$225,000	$116,637	II	Sep 30, 2025
Staff Research Associate 4	La Jolla, CA	$76,752	$76,752	—	Sep 30, 2025
Assistant Professor	La Jolla, CA	$201,400	$70,060	I	Sep 30, 2025
Assistant Project Scientist	La Jolla, CA	$103,900	$103,900	—	Sep 30, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	La Jolla, CA	$77,030	$77,030	—	Sep 30, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	La Jolla, CA	$69,073	$69,073	—	Sep 30, 2025
Staff Research Associate III	La Jolla, CA	$70,191	$70,191	—	Sep 29, 2025
Research Data Analyst 3	La Jolla, CA	$92,000	$64,750	I	Sep 29, 2025
Staff Research Associate IV	La Jolla, CA	$77,161	$77,161	—	Sep 29, 2025
Bioinformatics Programmer P3	La Jolla, CA	$93,820	$62,941	I	Sep 29, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	La Jolla, CA	$71,908	$71,908	—	Sep 29, 2025
Research Data Analyst 4	La Jolla, CA	$105,456	$67,288	I	Sep 29, 2025
Field Researcher 2	La Jolla, CA	$59,988	$46,051	II	Sep 29, 2025
Staff Research Associate III	La Jolla, CA	$66,440	$66,440	—	Sep 29, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	La Jolla, CA	$74,281	$74,281	—	Sep 29, 2025
Assistant Project Scientist	La Jolla, CA	$92,900	$89,000	—	Sep 29, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	La Jolla, CA	$82,436	$80,034	—	Sep 28, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	La Jolla, CA	$69,073	$69,073	—	Sep 26, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	La Jolla, CA	$82,434	$79,881	—	Sep 26, 2025
Assistant Project Scientist	La Jolla, CA	$90,000	$85,000	—	Sep 26, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	La Jolla, CA	$77,030	$77,030	—	Sep 25, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	La Jolla, CA	$82,836	$82,836	—	Sep 25, 2025
Assistant Research Scientist/educator	La Jolla, CA	$135,600	$99,100	—	Sep 25, 2025
Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	La Jolla, CA	$71,632	$71,632	—	Sep 25, 2025
Research Data Analyst P4	La Jolla, CA	$119,724	$79,019	I	Sep 25, 2025

Wages shown are base salary as filed with the Department of Labor. They exclude bonuses, equity and other compensation, so total pay at University of California, San Diego is typically higher than the figures above.