550 certified · Median $92,284 a year · San Francisco, CA
Also filed as UCSF MEDICAL CENTER
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Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn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
233
38
10
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
317
56
10
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
$79,200
Median
$92,284
75th percentile
$130,365
A year, from 548 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral ScholarBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $77,179149
Associate SpecialistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $81,57663
SpecialistBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $93,20061
Assistant Professional ResearcherBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $93,40034
ASSISTANT PROFESSORHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $277,20018
ASSISTANT SPECIALISTBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $68,30015
Clinical Laboratory ScientistMedical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists · median $144,72714
VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSORHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $357,10013
Assistant ResearcherBiochemists and Biophysicists · median $95,85010
HEALTH SCIENCES ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSORHealth Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary · median $363,3009
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.