Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory salaries in San Francisco, CA

Based on 251 certified H-1B filings by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$121,700
Middle 50%$90.2k–$163.2k
vs. all employers here−28%comparison median $170,000
Filings251FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,725 and $303,192.
PercentileSalary
10th$75,360
25th$90,168
50th (median)$121,700
75th$163,230
90th$185,220

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2020: median $98,400 (104 filings) FY2021: median $95,310 (154 filings) FY2022: median $105,600 (145 filings) FY2023: median $107,142 (156 filings) FY2024: median $112,650 (156 filings) FY2025: median $109,128 (152 filings) FY2026: median $129,500 (99 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 104 filings FY20 FY2021: 154 filings FY21 FY2022: 145 filings FY22 FY2023: 156 filings FY23 FY2024: 156 filings FY24 FY2025: 152 filings FY25 FY2026: 99 filings FY26 156
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 yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$98,400$73,992$133,326104
FY2021$95,310$72,033$121,583154
FY2022$105,600$74,604$142,716145
FY2023$107,142$86,349$140,433156
FY2024$112,650$82,728$143,999156
FY2025$109,128$87,732$156,933152
FY2026$129,500$95,922$176,47899

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Validation Engineer$127,87239
Systems Engineer / Architect$173,68832
Physicist$143,41828
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$97,39316
Biochemist$82,26015
Chemist$86,05213
Materials Scientist$91,28413
Geoscientist$118,22812
Research Scientist (Computer Science)$168,50411
Chemical Engineertoo few8
Software Engineertoo few7
Microbiologisttoo few7
Mathematiciantoo few5
Materials Engineertoo few5
Electrical Engineertoo few4
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JobMedian hereFilings
Electronics Engineertoo few4
Environmental Engineertoo few4
Mechanical Engineertoo few4
Biomedical Engineertoo few3
IT Managertoo few2
Financial Analysttoo few2
Data Scientisttoo few2
Civil Engineertoo few2
Conservation Scientisttoo few2
Remote Sensing Scientisttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II $110,676 32
Senior · Level III $161,574 86
Expert · Level IV $184,800 29

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.