H-1B Employer Profile
Gilead Sciences H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — Gilead Sciences sponsors H-1B workers. Across 333 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $140,462. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Certified H-1B filings
Gilead Sciences filed 333 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 12 states between Oct 2024 and Mar 2026. The median offered base wage was $140,462.
- Median offered wage
- $140,462
- Certified filings
- 333
- Work locations
- 12 states
- Distinct roles
- 42
Most-filed roles at Gilead Sciences
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | 97 | $148,320 |
| Scientist | 57 | $135,398 |
| Director | 57 | $194,834 |
| Stat Programmer | 16 | $111,155 |
| Research | 14 | $104,915 |
| Assoc Director | 11 | $193,170 |
| Supply Chain Specialist | 8 | $103,064 |
| Post Doc Scientist | 8 | $112,258 |
| Randd Info Systems Analyst | 6 | $108,534 |
| Clinical Pharmacology Director | 5 | $172,099 |
| Research Scientist | 4 | $138,206 |
| Clinical Pharmacology Manager | 4 | $140,462 |
Wage-level distribution
DOL prevailing-wage levels reflect the seniority the employer certified, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
| Level | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 5 | $88,670 |
| Level II — qualified | 95 | $112,882 |
| Level III — experienced | 74 | $137,218 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 87 | $163,030 |
Where Gilead Sciences hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| California | 252 | $141,711 |
| North Carolina | 46 | $141,817 |
| Washington | 9 | $103,272 |
| New Jersey | 8 | $169,957 |
| Texas | 6 | $116,352 |
| Virginia | 4 | $111,488 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $127,598 |
| Georgia | 2 | $92,498 |
| Ohio | 1 | $181,100 |
| Maryland | 1 | $172,453 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R&D Info Systems Analyst II | Foster City, California | $127,391 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Associate Director, Patient Safety | Foster City, California | $208,533 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Manager, Risk Governance | FOSTER CITY, California | $119,360 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Manager, Treasury | Foster City, California | $148,320 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Sr. Stat Programmer | Cedar Park, Texas | $116,640 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Associate Director, Marketing Sciences | Parsippany, New Jersey | $169,541 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry | Foster City, California | $159,360 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Manager, IT Engineering | Raleigh, North Carolina | $142,838 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Manager, R&D Quality | Foster City, California | $159,346 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Scientist, Medicinal Chemistry | Foster City, California | $159,360 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Manager, Data Scientist | OCEANSIDE, California | $159,099 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Scientist, Virology | Foster City, California | $137,920 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Supply Chain Specialist IV | La Verne, California | $91,354 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Director, Commercial Product Strategy | Foster City, California | $272,397 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Associate Director, Marketing Sciences | Parsippany, New Jersey | $169,541 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Manager, IT Engineering | Raleigh, North Carolina | $126,256 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Manager, Global External Manufacturing | Foster City, California | $132,314 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Associate Scientist, Process Development | Foster City, California | $103,200 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Scientist, Bioinformatics | Foster City, California | $167,877 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Clinical Trials Manager | Foster City, California | $148,320 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Associate Scientist, Protein Therapeutics | Foster City, California | $115,357 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Associate Director, Statistical Programming | Leander, Texas | $167,440 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Manager, Marketing Sciences | Foster City, California | $194,834 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Manager, Patent Informatics | Foster City, California | $157,539 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Director, HEOR | Foster City, California | $251,546 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Supply Chain Specialist III | Foster City, California | $91,541 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Associate Director, Packaging Engineer | Foster City, California | $171,360 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Assoc Clinical Pharmacology Director | Foster City, California | $184,160 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Sr Manager, Biostatistics | Foster City, California | $173,992 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Associate Clinical Pharmacology Director | Foster City, California | $184,160 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Sr Manager, Biostatistics | Foster City, California | $178,214 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Sr Manager, IT Engineering | Raleigh, North Carolina | $137,696 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| R&D Info Systems Analyst II | Foster City, California | $131,560 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Clinical Pharmacology Manager | Foster City, California | $159,360 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Manager, R&D Information Systems | Foster City, California | $198,000 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Associate Scientist, Process Development | Oceanside, California | $117,300 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Executive Director, Quality | Foster City, California | $291,304 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Manager, IT Engineering | Raleigh, North Carolina | $126,565 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Clinical Trials Manager, Biomarker/Bioanalytical Operations | Foster City, California | $146,540 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Associate Scientist, Process Development | Oceanside, California | $93,840 | I | Feb 2026 |
| Sr Manager, Biostatistics | Batavia, Ohio | $181,100 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Scientist, Oncology/Lab Manager | Foster City, California | $172,400 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Sr Director, Business Strategy and Operations | Foster City, California | $228,800 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Manager, IT Engineering | Raleigh, North Carolina | $126,565 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Sr People Technology Product Manager (Comp & Benefits) | Foster City, California | $146,540 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Director, Marketing Sciences | Foster City, California | $212,880 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Associate Director, Sales Analytics & Operations | Foster City, California | $209,094 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Associate I, Portfolio Strategy & Analytics | Foster City, California | $110,960 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Manager, Statistical Programming | Foster City, California | $139,901 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Principal Scientist | Foster City, California | $184,160 | IV | Jan 2026 |
Legal entities included: GILEAD SCIENCES INC; Gilead Sciences Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc; GILEAD SCIENCES, INC; Gilead Sciences, Inc..
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC certified Labor Condition Applications (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), public disclosure data. Wages are employer-offered base pay and exclude bonuses, equity, and other compensation. Denied and withdrawn filings are excluded. Figures reflect filings decided Oct 2024–Mar 2026.
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