University of California, Berkeley H-1B salaries

University of California, Berkeley filed 540 certified H-1B applications between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $87,252 a year. The typical offer was 4% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $87,252
Middle half earn: $77,030 to $123,025
Top 10% earn over: $151,200
Certified filings: 540

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Pay by job title


Postdoctoral Scholar Employee	180	$76,956	+3%	$74,263 – $80,034
Assistant Professor	85	$132,500	+22%	$118,900 – $144,200
Assistant Project Scientist	79	$85,000	+5%	$82,100 – $92,700
Lecturer	25	$81,491	+15%	$73,840 – $98,249
Assistant Researcher	14	$101,850	+6%	$98,275 – $142,475
Applications Programmer	12	$147,732	+26%	$136,700 – $154,275
Staff Research Associate	10	$69,271	+1%	$61,524 – $91,033
Associate Project Scientist	9	$120,000	+27%	$109,320 – $127,900
Associate Professor	6	$152,300	+19%	$136,700 – $166,025
Continuing Lecturer	6	$93,304	–	$83,380 – $103,070
Data Systems Analyst	6	$139,794	+28%	$125,904 – $155,826
Academic Coordinator	4	$113,494	+35%	$85,031 – $143,747
Project Policy Analyst	4	$93,500	+4%	$86,850 – $103,772
Business System Analyst	4	$128,352	+35%	$123,843 – $134,316
Specialist	4	$112,300	+10%	$96,200 – $128,400
Research Data Analyst	4	$75,805	+9%	$72,600 – $81,260
Business Systems Analyst	4	$119,702	+19%	$112,650 – $126,789
Associate Specialist	4	$87,920	+11%	$79,725 – $95,040
Assistant Tennis Coach	3	$75,000	+67%	$71,250 – $75,000
Planning Specialist	3	$130,000	0%	$130,000 – $130,000
Professor	3	$190,300	+3%	$190,165 – $275,300
Research and Development Engineer	3	$80,400	−23%	$73,754 – $90,200
Acting Assistant Professor	3	$203,500	+75%	$153,850 – $205,250
Visiting Assistant Professor	3	$85,000	+21%	$85,000 – $89,150
Behavorial Health Counseling Manager	2	$181,632	–	$166,500 – $196,764
Academic Program Manager	2	$233,380	–	$207,690 – $259,070
Research Engineer	2	$178,650	+1%	$175,025 – $182,275
Facilities Project Management Specialist	2	$94,492	–	$93,746 – $95,239
Assistant Water Polo Coach	2	$63,000	–	$63,000 – $63,000
Assistant Professor / Assistant Agronomist	2	$132,650	–	$124,975 – $140,325
Dean & Professor	2	$436,900	–	$433,450 – $440,350
Associate Researcher	2	$154,500	+119%	$135,050 – $173,950
Assistant Field Hockey Coach	2	$66,000	+26%	$64,000 – $68,000
Assistant Project Scientists	2	$87,000	–	$86,000 – $88,000
Analyst, Business Strategies & Operations	1	$69,593	–	$69,593 – $69,593
Academic HR Analyst	1	$92,052	+11%	$92,052 – $92,052
Academic Achievement Counselor	1	$93,984	+42%	$93,984 – $93,984
Aerospace Engineer	1	$115,000	−4%	$115,000 – $115,000
Admissions/Recruitment Specialist 3	1	$92,321	–	$92,321 – $92,321
Adjunct Professor	1	$131,100	+41%	$131,100 – $131,100
Acting Assistant Professor & Acting Environmental Economist	1	$203,000	–	$203,000 – $203,000
Academic Researcher	1	$161,600	+141%	$161,600 – $161,600
Academic Coordinator (Executive Director)	1	$108,347	–	$108,347 – $108,347
Assistant Specialist	1	$67,000	+1%	$67,000 – $67,000
Computational & Data Science Research Specialist	1	$132,000	–	$132,000 – $132,000
Computational and Data Science Research Specialist	1	$116,712	+1%	$116,712 – $116,712
Bioinformatics Programmer	1	$45,822	−51%	$45,822 – $45,822
Business Intelligence Specialist	1	$112,063	+20%	$112,063 – $112,063
Associate Specialist (Academic Researcher)	1	$87,984	–	$87,984 – $87,984
Associate Adjunct Professor	1	$138,200	+10%	$138,200 – $138,200

Where they work

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Berkeley, CA	518	$85,900	$77,030 – $120,700
Emeryville, CA	6	$77,550	$74,769 – $79,300
Richmond, CA	5	$102,000	$95,100 – $171,400
Berkeleey, CA	1	$360,300	$360,300 – $360,300
Brentwood, CA	1	$146,448	$146,448 – $146,448
Berkeely, CA	1	$147,400	$147,400 – $147,400
Irving, TX	1	$136,700	$136,700 – $136,700
Maryville, MO	1	$136,700	$136,700 – $136,700
Mckinney, TX	1	$146,388	$146,388 – $146,388
Raleigh, NC	1	$186,396	$186,396 – $186,396
S545 Student Services, CA	1	$229,600	$229,600 – $229,600
Temecula, CA	1	$92,052	$92,052 – $92,052
Tysons, VA	1	$123,204	$123,204 – $123,204
Washington, DC	1	$77,402	$77,402 – $77,402

By year


2023	42	$79,650
2024	188	$81,325
2025	197	$89,116
2026	113	$107,600

By experience level


Level I	143	$124,300
Level II	22	$127,856
Level III	6	$127,602
Level IV	22	$156,234