Personalis

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 10 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Scientific Research and Development Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Fremont, CA
Median base salary$202,787+65% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$176.3k–$208.2k
Level IV (expert) share60%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$168,158the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $175k25th $176.3kmedian $202.8k75th $208.2k90th $218.3k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$202,787
Middle 50%$176.3k–$208.2k
vs. all employers+65%comparison median $122,699
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $175,000 and $218,294.
PercentileSalary
10th$175,000
25th$176,316
50th (median)$202,787
75th$208,177
90th$218,294

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $140k $170k FY2021: median $155,000 (26 filings) FY2022: median $155,000 (12 filings) FY2023: median $129,002 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 26 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 10 filings FY23 FY2024: 6 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 26
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–––7
FY2021$155,000$137,725$171,82526
FY2022$155,000$149,632$167,56312
FY2023$129,002$115,700$178,79310
FY2024–––6
FY2025–––6
FY2026–––4

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$202,787
Median prevailing wage$168,158
Median difference+8.2%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage0%

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 Personalis

Personalis's filings list its industry as Scientific Research and Development Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5417). Its main U.S. filing address is in Fremont, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Biochemist and Molecular and Cellular Biologist and the main metro areas are San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA and Fresno, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Personalis sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Personalis filed 10 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 Personalis pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Personalis's H-1B filings is $202,787; half of filings fall between $176,316 and $208,177. Bonus and stock are not included.