Illumina salaries in San Diego, CA

Based on 111 certified H-1B filings by Illumina, Inc. in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$135,138

Middle 50%$109.7k–$152k

vs. all employers here+3%comparison median $131,000

Filings111FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

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Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,663 and $219,388.

Median salary

Filings per year

Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.

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Fiscal year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$101,088	$89,482	$117,021	112
FY2021	$111,134	$93,101	$123,584	101
FY2022	$115,000	$95,000	$133,778	132
FY2023	$115,000	$100,000	$135,000	69
FY2024	$120,500	$93,184	$134,909	62
FY2025	$132,912	$101,790	$152,027	70
FY2026	$135,138	$118,200	$169,250	41

Job	Median here	Filings
Software Engineer	$155,702	28
Industrial Engineer	$103,573	14
Molecular and Cellular Biologist	$122,500	12
Systems Analyst	too few	9
Biomedical Engineer	too few	7
Validation Engineer	too few	5
Chemist	too few	4
Production Manager	too few	3
Engineering Director	too few	3
QA Engineer	too few	3
Data Scientist	too few	3
Mechanical Engineer	too few	3
Biochemist	too few	3
Marketing Manager	too few	2
IT Manager	too few	2

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Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in San Diego, CA.

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.