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Medical Scientists salary in Education, California

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

Medical Scientists (Education) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 242 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $80,900. 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 — entry42$84,000
Level II — qualified16$110,000
Level III — experienced2$115,448
Level IV — fully competent1$139,050

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Medical Scientists (Education) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
University of California, Los AngelesAssistant Project Scientist68$80,034
The Leland Stanford, Jr UniversityBasic Life Research Scientist48$86,470
University of California, San FranciscoPostdoctoral Scholar44$80,034
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGOPostdoctoral Scholar-Employee32$80,900
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINEASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST12$85,000
University of California, BerkeleyPostdoctoral Scholar Employee9$85,900
University of California, DavisPostdoctoral Scholar9$74,425
California Institute of TechnologySenior Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in BBE6$74,607
The University of Southern CaliforniaPostdoctoral Scholar - Research Associate4$88,878
University of California, MercedPostdoctoral Scholar2$72,935

Recent sample filings

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

  • Instructor at The Leland Stanford, Jr University
    $85,000
    StanfordDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-477208
  • Specialist at University of California, San Francisco
    $93,200
    San FranciscoDecided Dec 17, 2025I-200-25345-473915
  • ASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
    $85,000
    IRVINEDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25343-466918
  • Assistant Researcher at University of California, Berkeley
    $93,059
    BerkeleyDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-461377
  • Basic Life Research Scientist at The Leland Stanford, Jr University
    $87,550
    StanfordDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-434126
  • Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California, Los Angeles
    $74,281
    Los AngelesDecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25326-430822
  • Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
    $74,281
    San DiegoDecided Dec 1, 2025I-200-25325-430638
  • Associate Specialist at University of California, San Francisco
    $83,600
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 28, 2025I-200-25324-426980

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.