H-1B in La Jolla, CA
H-1B sponsorship in La Jolla, CA (LCA, FY2017–2026).
How many H-1B workers are sponsored in La Jolla, CA?
3,981 H-1B LCA filings are on record in La Jolla, CA (FY2017 to FY2026, U.S. Department of Labor) at a $72k median base salary. The top sponsors are University of California, San Diego; The Scripps Research Institute; and The Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
H-1B filings
3,981
FY2017–2026*
Median base salary
$72,495
all roles
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$61k–$91k
interquartile range
Top employers
10
sponsoring here
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top roles filed for here
Most H-1B filings by job title
- 1Postdoctoral Scholar Employee589
- 2Assistant Project Scientist489
- 3Postdoctoral Fellow243
- 4Postdoctoral Associate240
- 5Assistant Professor213
- 6Staff Scientist191
- 7Research Associate102
- 8Staff Research Associate III89
- 9Staff Research Associate 348
- 10Software Engineer44
Top H-1B employers in La Jolla, CA
Most filings · with each employer’s median for this city
- 1University of California, San Diego1,885 filings$74k
- 2Scripps Research413 filings$68k
- 3Salk Institute for Biological Studies366 filings$63k
- 4Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute232 filings$64k
- 5La Jolla Institute for Immunology127 filings$64k
- 6StepStone Group Real Assets LP47 filings$95k
- 7Qualcomm45 filings$113k
- 8The Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research36 filings$59k
- 9La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology35 filings$53k
- 10Howard Hughes35 filings$65k
