H-1B sponsorship profile: The Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Across U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies filed 134 Labor Condition Applications covering 134 H-1B worker positions between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2026. The employer’s DOL certification rate sits at 61.9% (83 certified of 134 filed), a useful proxy for how cleanly their prevailing-wage attestations pass the Labor Department’s preliminary review before USCIS adjudication.

Compensation spread. Offered wages on The Salk Institute for Biological Studies’s H-1B petitions range from $46,800 at the low end to $154,000 at the high end, with a petition-weighted average of $76,416. That range reflects the mix of occupations the company sponsors, led by Postdoctoral Fellow (77 petitions at $71,399 avg), followed by Staff Scientist and Research Scientist. H-1B salaries reported on LCAs must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for the role and worksite, so the spread also tracks wage-level geography and seniority.

Geographic footprint. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is headquartered in La Jolla, CA under NAICS code 541715, and places H-1B workers across 1 state, most heavily in CA. Combined, these signals give a granular view of how one employer uses the H-1B program, volume, approval cleanliness, wage posture, and where the jobs actually sit on the map.