SOC 19-1029 · CA

Molecular and Cellular Biologists H-1B Sponsors in California

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

Relevant LCA filings

4,274

Employers

708

Median reported wage

$91,000

Filing history

FY2022–FY2026 Q3 YTD

FY2026 is partial through Q3

FY2022

915

FY2023

900

FY2024

913

FY2025

912

FY2026 Q3

634

Top employers for Molecular and Cellular Biologists in California

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

#EmployerFilingsActive periodsFY2026 Q3Median wage
1The Leland Stanford, Jr University4895/577$79,791
2University of California, San Francisco1395/534$82,836
3University of California, Berkeley1195/518$77,250
4University of California, Davis1105/513$74,191
5The Salk Institute for Biological Studies1035/514$76,000
6Genentech, Inc.1005/519$121,605
7The University of Southern California965/57$70,990
8Amgen Inc.915/515$125,000
9Regents of the University of California at Riverside905/519$74,100
10Cedars-Sinai Medical Center815/518$71,219
11The Scripps Research Institute785/510$70,990
12Illumina, Inc.645/511$119,100
13California Institute of Technology585/56$71,700
14Gilead Sciences, Inc.585/511$119,640
15Howard Hughes Medical Institute545/59$80,000
16La Jolla Institute for Immunology525/510$70,990
17UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO495/54$75,300
18The J. David Gladstone Institutes485/510$73,045
19Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory485/56$97,393
20CZ Biohub SF, LLC465/57$108,000
21UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE455/514$78,000
22Guardant Health, Inc.425/54$137,280
23Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.415/54$108,285
24Arc Research Institute414/58$102,500
25Insitro, Inc.395/57$112,549
26Calico Life Sciences LLC385/510$146,500
27University of California, Los Angeles365/56$77,253
28Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.345/55$100,412
29Altos Labs Inc.345/510$128,676
30ZIFO TECHNOLOGIES, INC335/54$93,215
31ABBVIE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.295/55$121,264
32Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute265/58$77,721
33Fulgent Therapeutics, LLC235/53$100,000
34University of California, Santa Cruz235/53$84,304
35Eli Lilly and Company225/55$125,248
36Natera, Inc.225/54$138,170
37Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.215/53$115,574
38Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research204/50$86,421
39Kite Pharma Inc.185/51$103,720
40Poseida Therapeutics Inc.174/50$121,000
41Regent of University California of Riverside173/50$71,500
4210x Genomics, Inc.174/50$135,000
43Arcus Biosciences, Inc.174/50$130,000
44Children's Hospital Los Angeles164/53$84,999
45Fate Therapeutics, Inc.165/52$120,000
46REVOLUTION MEDICINES, INC.143/55$131,500
47Sana Biotechnology, Inc.145/52$132,500
48BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.135/51$85,197
49Bristol-Myers Squibb Company135/52$144,200
50CARIBOU BIOSCIENCES, INC.133/50$92,650
51Mammoth Biosciences Inc.135/53$128,154
52Metagenomi.co132/50$70,000
53The Jackson Laboratory134/50$82,909
54Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC125/53$147,189
55ABBVIE INC.115/52$100,000
56AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.115/51$130,000
57Navigate BioPharma Services, Inc.115/51$86,445
58Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.114/50$101,816
59Tempus AI113/52$152,000
6023andMe, Inc.102/50$117,718
61Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Inc.102/51$107,349
62Schrodinger, Inc.105/51$132,500
63MedGenome, Inc.104/50$112,258
64Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Inc.94/52$101,816
65GRAIL, LLC92/50$150,000
66Greenstone Biosciences, Inc.94/50$97,344
67Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.93/52$137,280
68INVITAE CORPORATION93/50$102,818
69J. Craig Venter Institute, Inc.94/51$70,886
70Mission Bio, Inc.93/50$90,000
71Personalis, Inc.94/52$131,600
72Applied Medical Resources Corporation83/52$72,111
73BillionToOne, Inc.84/53$100,441
74Exelixis, Inc.84/50$208,656
75HD Biosciences, Inc.85/51$88,000
76Maze Therapeutics Inc.85/52$124,250
77San Diego State University Research Foundation83/52$67,683
78TrueBinding, Inc83/50$81,500
79University of California at Santa Barbara84/53$74,281
80Alamar Biosciences, Inc.74/54$137,564
81Amyris, Inc.72/50$105,000
82Becton, Dickinson and Company73/50$130,000
83Epicrispr Biotechnologies, Inc.73/51$170,000
84Illumina Software, Inc.71/57$129,400
85Metagenomi, Inc.72/52$135,000
86Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.74/51$85,197
87Scribe Therapeutics Inc.72/50$145,000
88SRI International75/51$86,798
89Twist Bioscience Corporation74/51$130,000
90Eikon Therapeutics, Inc.74/52$112,549
91Adicet Bio, Inc.64/50$113,129
92Ancestry.com Operations Inc.63/50$172,500
93AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP63/50$130,000
94Bayer U.S. LLC62/50$138,000
95Celltheon Corporation62/50$113,629
96Codexis, Inc.62/52$129,065
97COMPLETE GENOMICS INC.63/50$118,400
98E11 Bio, LLC63/51$152,506
99Earli Inc.64/50$95,500
100Ideaya Biosciences Inc.64/50$103,408

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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.