Associate Specialist visa sponsorship salary

Across 67 certified work-visa filings, the median wage for Associate Specialist is $80,700. The middle half of filings fall between $76,500 and $85,000, and the top decile begins at $85,620. Classified under SOC 19-2021.00 (Atmospheric and Space Scientists).

Median

$80,700

25th pct

$76,500

75th pct

$85,000

90th pct

$85,620

Filings

$68,600$97,750

Who pays what for Associate Specialist

Ranked by number of certified filings

Employer	Filings	25th	Median	75th
University of California, San Francisco	45	$75,600	$80,700	$83,600
University of California, Irvine	7	$76,500	$79,200	$81,400
University of California, Davis	3	$85,500	$85,500	$85,650
University of California at Santa Barbara	2	$82,285	$82,285	$82,285
University of California, Santa Cruz	2	$79,625	$81,750	$83,875
University of California, Berkeley	2	$77,575	$78,650	$79,725
Regents of the University of California at Riverside	2	$76,500	$77,400	$78,300

Individual filings

Most recent certified determinations

Employer	Location	Wage	Level	Decided
University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA	$83,600	—	Sep 24, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$88,000	—	Sep 23, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$83,600	—	Sep 23, 2025
Regents of the University of California at Riverside	Riverside, CA	$79,200	—	Sep 18, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$82,100	—	Sep 17, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$73,000	—	Sep 17, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$75,600	—	Sep 11, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	Oakland, CA	$74,500	—	Sep 10, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$70,700	—	Sep 10, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$70,700	—	Sep 10, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$82,100	—	Sep 10, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$80,700	—	Aug 29, 2025
University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA	$79,200	—	Aug 28, 2025
University of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA	$79,200	—	Aug 12, 2025
University of California at Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	$82,285	—	Aug 5, 2025
University of California, Davis	Davis, CA	$85,800	—	Aug 5, 2025
University of California at Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	$82,285	—	Aug 4, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$83,600	—	Jul 28, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$76,500	—	Jul 28, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$73,000	—	Jul 22, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$79,200	—	Jul 22, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$83,600	—	Jul 22, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$75,600	—	Jul 15, 2025
Regents of the University of California at Riverside	Riverside, CA	$75,600	—	Jul 1, 2025
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$73,000	—	Jun 26, 2025

Prevailing wage levels I through IV reflect the experience and responsibility the employer attested to, not seniority titles. A level I filing is an entry-level determination; level IV is fully competent and independent. Comparing across levels explains much of the spread between the 25th and 90th percentile above.