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Associate Director, Patient Safety Scientist salary in California

A real-employer view of Associate Director, Patient Safety Scientist pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Associate Director, Patient Safety Scientist in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 6 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $157,188. 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 III — experienced2$134,084
Level IV — fully competent3$164,376

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Associate Director, Patient Safety Scientist in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPAssociate Director, Patient Safety Scientist2$164,376
Pfizer Inc.Director, Global Regulatory Intelligence and Analysis1$135,678
Alere Inc.Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs1$150,000
ABBVIE INC.DIRECTOR, REGULATORY AFFAIRS1$224,000
UNICON SCIENCES INCAssociate Director, Safety Scientist1$103,792

Recent sample filings

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

  • Director, Global Regulatory Intelligence and Analysis at Pfizer Inc.
    $135,678
    South San FranciscoDecided Nov 20, 2025I-200-25317-404969
  • Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs at Alere Inc.
    $150,000
    Santa ClaraWage Level IVDecided Feb 5, 2025I-200-25029-651428
  • Associate Director, Patient Safety Scientist at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
    $164,376
    South San FranciscoWage Level IIIDecided Jan 15, 2025I-200-25007-601049
  • DIRECTOR, REGULATORY AFFAIRS at ABBVIE INC.
    $224,000
    IRVINEWage Level IVDecided Dec 31, 2024I-202-24355-563978
  • Associate Director, Safety Scientist at UNICON SCIENCES INC
    $103,792
    Redwood CityWage Level IIIDecided Oct 25, 2024I-200-24292-417753
  • Associate Director, Patient Safety Scientist at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
    $164,376
    South San FranciscoWage Level IVDecided Jan 15, 2025I-200-25007-601032

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.