Lawrence Livermore National Security salaries in San Francisco, CA

Based on 104 certified H-1B filings by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$180,586

Middle 50%$128.9k–$196.2k

vs. all employers here+6%comparison median $170,000

Filings104FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All employers here

$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k$250k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $117,871 and $238,527.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$123,360
25th	$128,916
50th (median)	$180,586
75th	$196,152
90th	$214,287

Salary by year

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	$106,391	$99,750	$140,882	50
FY2021	$134,400	$107,801	$141,646	35
FY2022	$151,157	$108,300	$168,000	70
FY2023	$151,200	$112,740	$173,040	61
FY2024	$165,387	$117,960	$193,627	60
FY2025	$175,527	$128,916	$194,124	73
FY2026	$185,400	$167,434	$200,880	31

By job

Job	Median here	Filings
Physicist	$186,059	33
Research Scientist (Computer Science)	$205,897	19
Materials Scientist	too few	8
Mechanical Engineer	too few	5
Molecular and Cellular Biologist	too few	5
Atmospheric and Space Scientist	too few	5
Chemist	too few	5
Materials Engineer	too few	4
Microbiologist	too few	4
Environmental Scientist	too few	4
Data Scientist	too few	3
Biochemist	too few	3
Civil Engineer	too few	2
Geoscientist	too few	2

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 level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$128,916	28
Mid-level · Level II	$184,478	31
Senior · Level III	$187,638	25
Expert · Level IV	$212,429	16

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.