Worksite city · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA wage area
H-1B salaries in La Jolla, CA
44% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 25% get a single lottery entry.
478certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$82,468median offer
44%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
16new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $45k to $234k
Lottery entries
16 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | 114 | $78,000 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 75 | $79,650 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 53 | $78,749 |
| Biological Technicians | 37 | $76,329 |
| Physicists | 16 | $91,500 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 10 | $138,991 |
| Chemists | 10 | $78,592 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 10 | $131,550 |
| Atmospheric and Space Scientists | 9 | $119,724 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | 8 | $93,100 |
| Software Developers | 8 | $117,482 |
| Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | 8 | $93,113 |
| Data Scientists | 7 | $133,673 |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $201,400 |
| Financial Specialists, All Other | 5 | $135,000 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Diego | 283 | $82,836 |
| The Scripps Research Institute | 58 | $70,990 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute | 48 | $78,749 |
| The Salk Institute for Biological Studies | 23 | $80,000 |
| La Jolla Institute for Immunology | 11 | $78,531 |
| StepStone Group LP | 8 | $142,500 |
| Avery Bio Corporation | 3 | $125,000 |
| Burns & McDonnell Western Enterprises, Inc | 3 | $133,153 |
| All other employers | 41 | – |