Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
35 certified · Median $80,000 a year · La Jolla, CA
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
19
21
1
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
16
10
1
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$78,749
Median
$80,000
75th percentile
$93,338
A year, from 35 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Staff ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $80,00010
Postdoctoral AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $78,7499
Bioinformatics SpecialistBioinformatics Scientists · median $85,9504
Sr. BioinformaticianBioinformatics Scientists · median $120,0002
Assistant ProfessorBioinformatics Scientists · median $165,0001
Associate Director, Exploratory PharmacologyNatural Sciences Managers · median $125,0001
Cloud and AI Infrastructure ArchitectNatural Sciences Managers · median $150,0001
Manager, Codex Core FacilityNatural Sciences Managers · median $109,3661
Postdoctoral Fellow/AssociateMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $78,7491
Research Assistant ProfessorBioinformatics Scientists · median $120,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.