University of California, San Francisco Molecular and Cellular Biologist salary

Based on 61 H-1B filings by University of California, San Francisco, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$83,361
Middle 50%$77.2k–$93.2k
vs. all employers−1%comparison median $84,406
Filings61FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,457 and $183,960.
PercentileSalary
10th$71,769
25th$77,179
50th (median)$83,361
75th$93,200
90th$119,904

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $74,364 (18 filings) FY2021: median $71,994 (17 filings) FY2022: median $77,550 (22 filings) FY2023: median $91,300 (19 filings) FY2024: median $82,100 (19 filings) FY2025: median $85,000 (30 filings) FY2026: median $82,836 (31 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 17 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 19 filings FY24 FY2025: 30 filings FY25 FY2026: 31 filings FY26 31
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$74,364$59,100$96,87518
FY2021$71,994$60,780$93,00017
FY2022$77,550$68,600$100,87122
FY2023$91,300$72,226$105,66019
FY2024$82,100$74,497$93,70019
FY2025$85,000$74,719$90,00030
FY2026$82,836$79,881$93,30031

By city

San Francisco, CA$83,361 · 61 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 4
Level II · Qualified too few 2
Level III · Experienced – 0
Level IV · Fully competent too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a molecular and cellular biologist make at University of California, San Francisco?

In H-1B filings, University of California, San Francisco's median base salary for Molecular and Cellular Biologist is $83,361; half of filings fall between $77,179 and $93,200. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does University of California, San Francisco sponsor H-1B visas for molecular and cellular biologists?

Yes. University of California, San Francisco filed 61 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 19-1029 (Molecular and Cellular Biologists), so this page covers every job title University of California, San Francisco filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology