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Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers salary in Education, California

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Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (Education) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 83 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $79,881. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry16$74,816
Level II — qualified10$86,744
Level III — experienced3$124,000
Level IV — fully competent3$127,185

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (Education) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
The Leland Stanford, Jr UniversityPostdoctoral Research Affiliate32$82,590
University of California, San FranciscoPostdoctoral Scholar16$78,456
University of California, DavisPostdoctoral Scholar9$74,425
University of California, BerkeleyPostdoctoral Scholar Employee7$74,425
University of California, Santa CruzAssistant Project Scientist4$93,700
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGOPostdoctoral Scholar-Employee4$75,802
University of California, Los AngelesAssistant Project Scientist4$79,640
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINEPOSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR2$68,918
The University of Southern CaliforniaPostdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate2$71,225
Regents of the University of California at RiversidePostdoc-Employee1$71,769

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Associate Specialist at University of California, San Francisco
    $75,600
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 22, 2025I-200-25349-484050
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Santa Cruz
    $79,881
    Santa CruzDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-478860
  • POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
    $82,836
    IRVINEDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25343-467075
  • Science and Engineering Associate 2 at The Leland Stanford, Jr University
    $123,000
    StanfordDecided Nov 21, 2025I-200-25318-409500
  • Associate Specialist at University of California, San Francisco
    $88,000
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 20, 2025I-200-25317-405691
  • Postdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate at The University of Southern California
    $72,600
    Los AngelesDecided Nov 19, 2025I-200-25316-401596
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Davis
    $74,425
    SacramentoDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25314-394259
  • POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR at University of California, San Francisco
    $72,000
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 18, 2025I-203-25314-395362

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.