SOC 19-1022 · CA

Microbiologists H-1B Sponsors in California

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

Relevant LCA filings

245

Employers

95

Median reported wage

$90,000

Filing history

FY2022–FY2026 Q3 YTD

FY2026 is partial through Q3

FY2022

73

FY2023

54

FY2024

41

FY2025

47

FY2026 Q3

30

Top employers for Microbiologists in California

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

#EmployerFilingsActive periodsFY2026 Q3Median wage
1The Leland Stanford, Jr University215/51$77,376
2University of California, Berkeley175/52$79,300
3Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory135/52$78,312
4University of California, San Francisco113/56$80,000
5Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC104/55$157,007
6University of California, Davis95/51$68,300
710x Genomics, Inc.52/50$125,000
8Antheia, Inc.53/52$110,406
9Kite Pharma Inc.53/50$74,027
10The Scripps Research Institute54/51$72,000
11UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO53/50$69,342
12Metagenomi.co42/50$135,000
13NIVAGEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.42/50$140,000
14NTESS, LLC44/51$104,500
15Agrowth33/50$86,400
16Cedars-Sinai Medical Center32/50$76,648
17CEPHEID32/51$128,500
18DNA Twopointo, Inc.32/51$90,000
19Federation Bio Inc.31/50$90,000
20Hengenix Biotech, Inc.31/50$72,176
21La Jolla Institute for Immunology32/50$65,650
22Nitto Avecia Pharma Services, Inc.31/50$61,547
23Southern California Institute for Research and Edu31/50$44,949
24Vir Biotechnology, Inc.32/50$120,000
25Zymergen Inc.31/50$155,000
26AEMTEK, INC.22/50$92,500
27Aether Biomachines, Inc.22/50$145,267
28Allure Labs, Inc.21/50$104,437
29BECKMAN COULTER, INC.21/50$148,500
30GenMark Diagnostics, Inc.22/50$94,407
31Global Viral21/50$95,400
32LabSimply, Inc.21/50$105,000
33Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab22/50$108,550
34List Biological Laboratories, Inc.22/50$99,133
35Metagenomi, Inc.21/50$130,000
36Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.21/52$124,153
37Sanford Laboratories for Innovative Medicines21/50$105,000
38Specific Diagnostics, Inc.21/50$69,455
39SRI International22/51$102,877
40Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory21/50$71,356
41Sutro Biopharma, Inc.22/50$167,540
42TEAM YOUNG INC.22/50$71,011
43The Lundquist Institute21/50$68,715
44The University of Southern California21/50$54,902
45Twist Bioscience Corporation22/50$107,782
46U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE22/50$87,329
47University of California, Merced21/50$65,200
48Science AI Corporation21/50$91,000
49Science Solutions LLC21/50$148,255
50Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc.11/50$127,317
51Aligos Therapeutics, Inc.11/50$131,019
52Alpha Teknova, Inc.11/50$208,832
53Arsenal Biosciences, Inc.11/50$125,000
54Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.11/50$73,000
55BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.11/50$107,952
56Bionova Scientific LLC11/50$142,542
57BLUDIAGNOSTICS LLC11/50$185,200
58California Institute of Technology11/51$74,262
59CarbonDrop, Inc.11/50$145,600
60Cerus Corporation11/50$115,500
61CLARA FOODS CO.11/50$112,000
62Codexis, Inc.11/50$110,000
63Culture Biosciences, Inc.11/50$115,000
64Enochian Biosciences, Inc.11/50$76,000
65FAHIMEH SASAN, D.O., P.C.11/50$150,000
66Genentech, Inc.11/50$247,272
67Genista Biosciences Inc.11/50$79,456
68Genomatica, Inc.11/50$120,000
69Gilead Sciences, Inc.11/50$142,542
70Greenstone Biosciences, Inc.11/50$90,000
71International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)11/50$80,000
72Isolation Bio, Inc.11/50$85,654
73Janssen Research & Development, LLC11/50$145,140
74MycoWorks11/50$135,533
75PHARMAVITE LLC11/50$114,493
76Prolific Machines Inc.11/51$110,406
77ProteinSimple11/50$120,120
78Quantitative Biosciences, Inc.11/51$120,016
79Regents of the University of California at Riverside11/50$104,700
80Retro Biosciences, Inc.11/50$105,000
81Richard Joseph Schmidt MD Inc.11/50$100,000
82San Diego Biomedical Research Institute11/50$85,000
83SKORUZ TECHNOLOGIES, INC11/50$85,000
84Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.11/50$71,885
85Southern California Institute for Research and Education11/50$47,424
86Specific Diagnostics LLC11/50$79,456
87Stilla Technologies, Inc.11/50$180,000
88Synthekine, Inc.11/50$113,500
89The J. David Gladstone Institutes11/50$55,806
90The Pennsylvania State University11/50$57,000
91Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.11/50$99,902
92UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE11/50$78,000
93VedaBio, Inc.11/50$115,000
94Voro Therapeutics, Inc.11/51$95,000
95VULCAN BIOLOGICS, INC.11/50$58,323

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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.