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La Jolla, CA, 92093 H-1B market data
ZIP-bounded LCA market summary with top companies, top roles, wage ranges, filing coverage, and quarterly trend points. State can be inferred from the dominant loaded LCA worksite state for the ZIP.
Market summary
| Market ID | zip:92093 |
| Match type | postal_code |
| City | La Jolla |
| State | CA |
| Postal code | 92093 |
| LCA filings | 2,501 |
| Companies | 31 |
| Role titles | 477 |
| Fiscal-year coverage | FY2016 to FY2026 |
Wage summary
| Annualized low min | $39,264 |
| Annualized high max | $4,219,748 |
| Annualized low average | $83,078 |
| Outlier count | 2 |
Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 92093.
Top companies
| Company | LCA filings | Cases | Low wage min | High wage max | First FY | Latest FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, San Diego | 2,408 | 2,408 | 39,264 | 2,787,200 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 22 | 22 | 46,000 | 4,219,748 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Ltd. | 20 | 20 | 54,144 | 76,311 | 2,019 | 2,022 |
| Foundation For Learning Equality , Inc. | 6 | 6 | 70,000 | 92,062 | 2,017 | 2,022 |
| NANOME, INC. | 6 | 6 | 56,368 | 91,000 | 2,019 | 2,019 |
| PRODIGY TECHNOLOGIES INC | 3 | 3 | 111,342 | 111,345 | 2,020 | 2,020 |
| Zef Scientific, Inc. | 3 | 3 | 84,718 | 94,000 | 2,023 | 2,023 |
| California Creative Solutions, Inc. | 2 | 2 | 64,480 | 95,680 | 2,019 | 2,020 |
| Dimension Genomics Inc | 2 | 2 | 77,000 | 90,000 | 2,022 | 2,022 |
| Hillbot Inc. | 2 | 2 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 2,024 | 2,024 |
| La Jolla Playhouse | 2 | 2 | 110,000 | 130,000 | 2,024 | 2,026 |
| MICRONET IT SOLUTIONS, INC. | 2 | 2 | 86,000 | 86,000 | 2,018 | 2,019 |
| N/A | 2 | 2 | 86,000 | 96,000 | 2,018 | 2,018 |
| Sapient Bioanalytics, LLC | 2 | 2 | 67,205 | 67,205 | 2,021 | 2,021 |
| UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH | 2 | 2 | 64,480 | 0 | 2,017 | 2,017 |
Top roles
| Title | SOC | LCA filings | Low wage min | High wage max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST | 19-1021.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists | 203 | $60,600 | $1,625,000 |
| ASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST | 19-1021 BIOCHEMISTS AND BIOPHYSICISTS | 123 | $50,600 | $79,700 |
| POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR EMPLOYEE | 19-1021.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists | 104 | $53,460 | $768,096 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | 19-1021.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists | 103 | $54,756 | $133,900 |
| POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR EMPLOYEE | 19-1042 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS, EXCEPT EPIDEMIOLOGISTS | 102 | $42,000 | $70,000 |
| ASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST | 19-1042.00 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 93 | $60,600 | $109,600 |
| ASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST | 19-1042 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS, EXCEPT EPIDEMIOLOGISTS | 66 | $50,600 | $80,000 |
| POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR EMPLOYEE | 19-1029 BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS, ALL OTHER | 43 | $39,264 | $66,158 |
| STAFF RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 3 | 19-4021.00 Biological Technicians | 39 | $60,509 | $90,204 |
| POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR EMPLOYEE | 19-1021 BIOCHEMISTS AND BIOPHYSICISTS | 38 | $45,444 | $67,553 |
| ASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST | 19-1029.01 Bioinformatics Scientists | 35 | $60,600 | $90,000 |
| Assistant Professor | 25-1021.00 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 31 | $111,500 | $154,400 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | 19-1042.00 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 29 | $59,784 | $82,836 |
| Staff Research Associate III | 19-4021.00 Biological Technicians | 29 | $62,324 | $87,623 |
| POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR EMPLOYEE | 19-1029.01 Bioinformatics Scientists | 27 | $55,596 | $65,292 |
Market trend
| Period | LCA count | Role titles | SOC codes | Avg wage low | Avg prevailing | Certified | Certification rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 231 | 33 | 47 | $66,384 | $52,990 | 218 | 94.4% |
| 2017 Q2 | 217 | 35 | 40 | $67,404 | $54,656 | 207 | 95.4% |
| 2018 Q2 | 189 | 37 | 38 | $70,406 | $56,493 | 182 | 96.3% |
| 2019 Q2 | 202 | 36 | 44 | $72,908 | $58,372 | 189 | 93.6% |
| 2020 Q1 | 35 | 11 | 17 | $117,839 | $63,127 | 35 | 100.0% |
| 2020 Q2 | 38 | 9 | 16 | $95,404 | $63,720 | 36 | 94.7% |
| 2020 Q3 | 63 | 15 | 22 | $86,219 | $68,157 | 60 | 95.2% |
| 2020 Q4 | 32 | 13 | 14 | $70,092 | $64,436 | 31 | 96.9% |
| 2021 Q1 | 42 | 12 | 16 | $72,918 | $65,713 | 39 | 92.9% |
| 2021 Q2 | 92 | 21 | 33 | $77,940 | $66,885 | 87 | 94.6% |
| 2021 Q3 | 136 | 30 | 39 | $76,709 | $67,433 | 130 | 95.6% |
| 2021 Q4 | 53 | 14 | 18 | $82,817 | $69,405 | 49 | 92.5% |
| 2022 Q1 | 43 | 13 | 18 | $117,037 | $69,235 | 41 | 95.3% |
| 2022 Q2 | 66 | 17 | 31 | $80,065 | $67,276 | 64 | 97.0% |
| 2022 Q3 | 65 | 20 | 30 | $75,861 | $65,826 | 63 | 96.9% |
| 2022 Q4 | 74 | 18 | 28 | $75,259 | $66,184 | 72 | 97.3% |
| 2023 Q1 | 40 | 15 | 16 | $76,915 | $69,158 | 38 | 95.0% |
| 2023 Q2 | 101 | 28 | 30 | $81,817 | $70,895 | 93 | 92.1% |
| 2023 Q3 | 70 | 20 | 32 | $89,140 | $71,603 | 69 | 98.6% |
| 2023 Q4 | 80 | 16 | 25 | $81,971 | $70,179 | 78 | 97.5% |
| 2024 Q1 | 61 | 18 | 22 | $82,692 | $73,106 | 58 | 95.1% |
| 2024 Q2 | 52 | 11 | 23 | $144,974 | $71,654 | 50 | 96.2% |
| 2024 Q3 | 66 | 21 | 24 | $98,111 | $75,717 | 61 | 92.4% |
| 2024 Q4 | 72 | 19 | 28 | $85,634 | $74,898 | 66 | 91.7% |
| 2025 Q1 | 69 | 21 | 28 | $89,330 | $77,292 | 68 | 98.6% |
| 2025 Q2 | 58 | 15 | 30 | $98,262 | $78,481 | 58 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q3 | 44 | 13 | 17 | $89,612 | $76,364 | 43 | 97.7% |
| 2025 Q4 | 82 | 25 | 25 | $92,405 | $80,359 | 79 | 96.3% |
| 2026 Q2 | 128 | 24 | 39 | $122,986 | $79,000 | 125 | 97.7% |
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