SOC 19-1021 · CA

Biochemists and Biophysicists H-1B Sponsors in California

Research employers with relevant LCA filing history for Biochemists and Biophysicists worksites in California. Rankings use FY2022 through FY2026 Q3 YTD Department of Labor disclosure data.

Relevant LCA filings

3,086

Employers

359

Median reported wage

$82,100

Filing history

FY2022–FY2026 Q3 YTD

FY2026 is partial through Q3

FY2022

677

FY2023

630

FY2024

644

FY2025

727

FY2026 Q3

408

Top employers for Biochemists and Biophysicists in California

Ranked by relevant historical LCA filing volume in this occupation and worksite state.

#EmployerFilingsActive periodsFY2026 Q3Median wage
1University of California, San Francisco7575/569$77,327
2The Leland Stanford, Jr University3155/541$77,103
3UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2875/536$74,569
4Gilead Sciences, Inc.965/511$119,920
5The Scripps Research Institute805/514$70,152
6Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope785/516$74,360
7Howard Hughes Medical Institute535/54$73,165
8The University of Southern California525/59$54,850
9Amgen Inc.495/57$123,887
10Cedars-Sinai Medical Center365/515$63,014
11University of California, Berkeley355/56$77,030
12Genentech, Inc.325/55$117,400
13University of California, Davis315/54$74,500
14City of Hope National Medical Center294/54$75,437
15California Institute of Technology285/55$69,132
16Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory285/57$87,684
17Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.285/51$124,500
1810x Genomics, Inc.255/53$130,500
19Regents of the University of California at Riverside255/59$76,500
20Vaxcyte, Inc.245/54$151,500
21Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute234/50$70,000
22University of California, Los Angeles225/54$76,240
23Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.215/55$109,158
24University of California at Santa Barbara215/53$74,100
25BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.175/52$111,072
26Genomatica, Inc.175/52$118,410
27UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE175/52$75,300
28Arcus Biosciences, Inc.165/52$124,500
29MRL San Francisco LLC165/51$125,000
30The Salk Institute for Biological Studies165/51$79,010
31ABBVIE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.153/50$117,000
32Sana Biotechnology, Inc.154/51$130,000
33Vir Biotechnology, Inc.154/51$130,436
34Kite Pharma Inc.145/52$119,559
35Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.134/51$96,750
36Amyris121/50$111,000
37Genista Biosciences Inc.121/50$82,000
38Illumina, Inc.124/51$100,859
39Denali Therapeutics Inc.125/52$138,000
40ABBVIE INC.114/51$133,463
41Eli Lilly and Company114/54$144,480
42Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.115/53$150,000
43Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research104/53$72,509
44AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.105/52$144,035
45Calico Life Sciences LLC95/53$146,000
46REVOLUTION MEDICINES, INC.95/52$165,550
47Amyris, Inc.83/50$105,500
48Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC85/51$163,232
49NTESS, LLC84/52$94,242
50CZ Biohub SF, LLC73/53$121,600
51Freenome Holdings, Inc.75/52$170,000
52PTC Therapeutics, Inc.74/50$110,000
53Becton, Dickinson and Company63/50$139,500
54Senti Biosciences, Inc.62/50$140,000
55Buck Institute for Research on Aging62/51$60,118
56Genpharm International LLC51/50$145,859
57Mammoth Biosciences Inc.54/50$120,000
58Nautilus Subsidiary, Inc52/54$141,898
59NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.54/50$121,621
60Replay Holdings, Inc.52/50$147,000
61Revance Therapeutics, Inc.53/50$152,672
62Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.53/50$136,000
63Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.53/50$111,072
64Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.53/50$128,752
65Xaira Therapeutics, Inc.52/50$137,072
66Amgen Incorporated42/50$112,551
67Axbio, Inc.42/51$115,721
68Bristol-Myers Squibb Company42/50$135,960
69CANVENTA LIFE SCIENCES, INC.44/51$112,882
70Codexis, Inc.41/50$135,500
71Creative Biolabs Inc.42/50$200,000
72Cytokinetics, Inc.42/50$130,437
73CytomX Therapeutics, Inc.42/50$95,337
74IGM Biosciences, Inc43/50$117,735
75IXCELLS BIOTECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.42/50$80,000
76Kumquat Biosciences, Inc.44/51$115,000
77Personalis, Inc.42/50$184,130
78PFIZER INC.43/52$107,500
79PROTEOGENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS MEDICINE42/50$89,680
80Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.42/50$117,498
81Talis Biomedical Corporation42/50$86,851
82The J. David Gladstone Institutes43/51$79,853
83Twist Bioscience Corporation44/51$126,441
84Vitalant42/51$85,255
85Zymergen Inc.41/50$147,500
8692Bio, Inc.32/51$130,000
87AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP33/50$128,071
88Avid Bioservices, Inc.33/51$125,000
89Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.33/51$130,437
90BioLegend, Inc.31/50$77,834
91BRUKER SCIENTIFIC LLC32/50$132,000
92Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC33/51$195,000
93Chapman University31/53$70,304
94Children's Hospital Los Angeles32/50$72,800
95Chronus Health, Inc.32/50$168,000
96Discovery Life Sciences33/51$89,500
97Earli Inc.32/50$125,000
98GREATER LOS ANGELES VETERANS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION31/50$71,500
99HARRENS LAB INC32/50$95,000
100Hexagon Bio, Inc.32/52$140,000

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These are LCA applications in the available Department of Labor disclosure history, grouped by received fiscal year. An LCA is not a USCIS visa approval, and historical filing activity does not guarantee current hiring or future sponsorship. Current openings are hiring signals only and do not prove sponsorship for a specific role.