The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Core Sr. Research Specialist

Certified · decided Aug 6, 2025 · H-1B

This is a Labor Condition Application (LCA) as an employer filed it with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted it, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. The wage is what the employer wrote on it. Data sources

Wage offered
$98,016 a year
Prevailing wage
$97,469 a year, level II
Worksite
La Jolla, CA
Occupation
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 19-1029
Full time
Yes
Positions
1
Kind
Continued employment
Employment
Jan 16, 2026 to Jan 15, 2029
Received
Jul 30, 2025
Employer
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Employer’s address
La Jolla, CA
FEIN
95-2160097
Industry (NAICS)
541715
H-1B dependent
No
Willful violator
No
Case number
I-200-25211-210228

From LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2025_Q4.xlsx, row 70,013 (FY2025), published by the US Department of Labor on its Performance Data page.