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Scientist in South San Francisco, CA

Job title · South San Francisco, California

Job title as filed
Scientist
City
South San Francisco, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
108
Median offered wage
$135,000
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
Median wage$135,000certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Scientist" and a worksite in South San Francisco.

Applications by fiscal year

1631FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1631FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202225
FY202316
FY202415
FY202531
FY2026*21
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
20
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Genentech, Inc.41
  2. Sana Biotechnology, Inc.14
  3. Amgen Inc.13
  4. Calico Life Sciences LLC11
  5. Denali Therapeutics Inc.10
  6. Sutro Biopharma, Inc.3
  7. Terremoto Biosciences, Inc.2
  8. Aligos Therapeutics, Inc.2
  9. Harpoon Therapeutics, Inc.1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $135,000; middle half $119,263 to $142,096 · median prevailing wage $112,549 (marker) · 104 applications.

$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I17
  2. Level II39
  3. Level III41
  4. Level IV11
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Scientist" appears on 1,727 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 420 employers for worksites in 229 cities; the median offered wage is $100,060, so the median in South San Francisco is 34.9% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,727
Employers nationwide
420
Cities with filings
229
National median offered wage
$100,060
Share of national filings in South San Francisco
6.3%
Cities with the most applications for Scientist
  1. Memphis, TN171
  2. Boston, MA118
  3. South San Francisco, CA108
  4. Cambridge, MA105
  5. Bethesda, MD88
  6. Exton, PA69
  7. San Francisco, CA42
  8. Pasadena, CA39
  9. New York City, NY39
  10. Tarrytown, NY37
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The South San Francisco job market

South San Francisco has 4,017 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 1,850 job titles and 505 employers; "Scientist" ranks #2 by applications, with 2.7% of them.

Applications in South San Francisco, all job titles
4,017
Job titles filed
1,850
Rank of Scientist in South San Francisco
2
Median offered wage in South San Francisco, all job titles
$141,003
National median wage, Biological Scientists, All Other (all job titles)
$78,083
Other job titles in South San Francisco
  1. Software Engineer221
  2. Business Technology Solutions Consultant46
  3. Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant43
  4. Data Scientist43
  5. Senior Research Associate40
  6. Senior Scientist39
  7. Decision Analytics Consultant38
  8. Backend/api Engineer31
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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