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Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute H-1B salaries
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute filed 86 certified H-1B applications between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $77,168 a year.
Median salary offered $77,168
Middle half earn $68,016 to $85,715
Top 10% earn over $115,000
Certified filings 86
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Pay by job title
Job title Filings Median Middle half
Staff Scientist 27 $75,587 $72,500 – $80,000 Postdoctoral Associate 25 $68,016 $68,016 – $75,587 Bioinformatics Specialist 5 $85,950 $85,000 – $85,950 Scientist II 3 $110,000 $110,000 – $110,000 Scientist I 3 $88,000 $88,000 – $88,000 Assistant Professor 3 $160,000 $121,059 – $162,500 Senior Bioinformatician 2 $120,000 $120,000 – $120,000 Research Assistant II 2 $45,500 $43,248 – $47,752 Research Associate I 2 $49,962 $49,941 – $49,982 Senior Staff Scientist 2 $90,004 $87,507 – $92,502 Manager, Codex Core Facility 1 $109,366 $109,366 – $109,366 Cloud and AI Infrastructure Architect 1 $150,000 $150,000 – $150,000 Bioinformatician 1 $80,000 $80,000 – $80,000 Associate Director, Exploratory Pharmacology 1 $125,000 $125,000 – $125,000 Research Associate II 1 $67,267 $67,267 – $67,267 Research Assistant Professor 1 $120,000 $120,000 – $120,000 Postdoctoral Fellow/Associate 1 $78,749 $78,749 – $78,749 Research Assistant I 1 $45,718 $45,718 – $45,718 Postdoctoral Associate/Fellow 1 $75,587 $75,587 – $75,587 Scientist - Drug Discovery 1 $64,480 $64,480 – $64,480 Resesarch Associate II 1 $55,016 $55,016 – $55,016 Senior Lab Manager 1 $90,000 $90,000 – $90,000
Where they work
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
City Filings Median Middle half
La Jolla, CA 86 $77,168 $68,016 – $85,715
By year
Year filed Filings Median 2023 17 $64,480 2024 23 $68,016 2025 33 $85,000 2026 13 $78,749
By experience level
Wage level Filings Median Level I 62 $70,449 Level II 16 $88,000 Level III 5 $120,000 Level IV 3 $160,000
Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).