Cytokinetics

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 14 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing
  • Main U.S. filing address: South San Francisco, CA
Median base salary$141,250+15% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$129.5k–$181.5k
Level IV (expert) share50%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$126,891the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $116.9k25th $129.5kmedian $141.3k75th $181.5k90th $186.7k

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Percentiles from Cytokinetics's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 7

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$141,250
Middle 50%$129.5k–$181.5k
vs. all employers+15%comparison median $122,699
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,040 and $294,060.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,865
25th$129,454
50th (median)$141,250
75th$181,542
90th$186,671

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$141,250
Median prevailing wage$126,891
Median difference+7.9%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage29%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Cytokinetics

Cytokinetics's filings list its industry as Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (Manufacturing sector, NAICS 3254). Its main U.S. filing address is in South San Francisco, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Chemist, Supply Chain Manager and Regulatory Affairs Specialist and the main metro areas are San Francisco, CA, Philadelphia, PA and Beaumont, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Cytokinetics sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Cytokinetics filed 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Cytokinetics pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Cytokinetics's H-1B filings is $141,250; half of filings fall between $129,454 and $181,542. Bonus and stock are not included.