University of California, San Francisco salaries in San Francisco, CA

Based on 507 certified H-1B filings by University of California, San Francisco in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$90,000
Middle 50%$77.2k–$113.7k
vs. all employers here−47%comparison median $170,000
Filings507FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $61,369 and $444,561.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,508
25th$77,179
50th (median)$90,000
75th$113,675
90th$191,910

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $68,000 (261 filings) FY2021: median $68,600 (240 filings) FY2022: median $72,770 (265 filings) FY2023: median $79,851 (286 filings) FY2024: median $86,900 (297 filings) FY2025: median $86,550 (302 filings) FY2026: median $93,200 (205 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 261 filings FY20 FY2021: 240 filings FY21 FY2022: 265 filings FY22 FY2023: 286 filings FY23 FY2024: 297 filings FY24 FY2025: 302 filings FY25 FY2026: 205 filings FY26 302
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$68,000$60,300$83,900261
FY2021$68,600$63,036$80,650240
FY2022$72,770$65,292$100,600265
FY2023$79,851$70,775$101,900286
FY2024$86,900$74,569$107,701297
FY2025$86,550$76,500$102,400302
FY2026$93,200$79,881$128,400205

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Biochemist$81,806186
Medical School Professor$230,00081
Medical Scientist$82,43565
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$83,36161
Biomedical Engineer$79,88125
Physician$101,01723
Microbiologisttoo few9
Statisticiantoo few8
Data Scientisttoo few7
Epidemiologisttoo few5
Radiologisttoo few5
Healthcare Practitionertoo few5
Psychologisttoo few4
Medical Technologisttoo few4
Research Manager (Natural Sciences)too few2
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JobMedian hereFilings
Chemisttoo few2
Anesthesiologisttoo 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 $118,680 21
Mid-level · Level II $186,300 64
Senior · Level III $180,000 25
Expert · Level IV $311,111 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.