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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Employer · California, United States

Employer address
California, United States
Applications on record
869
FY2025 applications
39
FY2026 to 30 June
17
Programmes
LCA
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$76,000
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies appears in 869 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 39.

Applications by fiscal year — The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

3263FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
3263FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200832
FY200941
FY201045
FY201137
FY201262
FY201354
FY201454
FY201551
FY201635
FY201761
FY201842
FY201962
FY202039
FY202153
FY202263
FY202341
FY202441
FY202539
FY2026*17
Fiscal yearLCA
FY2026*17
FY202539
FY202441
FY202341
FY202263
FY202153
FY202039
FY201962
FY201842
FY201761
FY201635
FY201551
FY201454
FY201354
FY201262
FY201137
FY201045
FY200941
FY200832
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies: applications by worksite state

869+869+869+869+869+
869+869+869+869+869+
Data table
StateApplications
CA869
Worksite states
  1. California869
Worksite cities
  1. La Jolla, CA861
  2. San Diego, CA7
  3. Encinitas, CA1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Biological Scientists, All Other589
  2. Biochemists and Biophysicists98
  3. Biological Technicians91
  4. Soil and Plant Scientists16
  5. Life Scientists, All Other9
  6. Chemists5
  7. Natural Sciences Managers4
  8. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists3
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Research Associate340
  2. Postdoctoral Fellow177
  3. Research Assistant II51
  4. Staff Researcher42
  5. SR. Research Associate40
  6. Staff Scientist28
  7. Research Assistant I25
  8. Research Scientist20

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $76,000; middle half $72,750 to $80,000 · median prevailing wage $73,798 (marker) · 89 applications.

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I76
  2. Level II12
  3. Level III6
  4. Level IV3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

1530FY2022FY2023
1530FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY202230
FY202313
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20237060
FY202222080
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Kasper & Frank LLP115
  2. Frank & Morton Law LLP45
  3. Loke Walsh Immigration Law, PC4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in California

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies has 869 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #260 of 30,712 sponsoring employers in California and #1,534 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.04% of the applications filed by employers based in California.

Rank in California
260 of 30,712
Rank in the United States
1,534 of 168,030
Share of California's applications
0.04%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in California
12,087
Largest sponsoring employers in California
  1. Google LLC100,642
  2. HCL America, Inc.65,516
  3. Facebook, Inc.63,530
  4. Intel Corporation61,185
  5. Apple Inc.60,673
  6. Google Inc.34,245
  7. Cisco Systems, Inc.26,767
  8. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.25,216
  9. UST Global Inc.25,160
  10. Linkedin Corporation17,398
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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