Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute salaries in San Diego, CA

Based on 37 certified H-1B filings by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$78,749
Middle 50%$75.6k–$86k
vs. all employers here−40%comparison median $131,000
Filings37FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,003 and $159,600.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,536
25th$75,587
50th (median)$78,749
75th$85,950
90th$120,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2022: median $64,709 (10 filings) FY2023: median $64,480 (16 filings) FY2024: median $68,016 (21 filings) FY2025: median $80,000 (18 filings) FY2026: median $78,749 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 21
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–––2
FY2021–––7
FY2022$64,709$62,400$83,87110
FY2023$64,480$64,480$64,48016
FY2024$68,016$66,705$70,00021
FY2025$80,000$75,587$85,71518
FY2026$78,749$78,749$114,68319

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Medical Scientist$78,74917
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$85,95011
Research Manager (Natural Sciences)too few3
Biochemisttoo few3
Bioinformatics Techniciantoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $78,749 23
Mid-level · Level II too few 7
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.