Berkeley Lights — 33 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2023)
- 1
- Filings · FY2023
- $108k
- Median base · FY2023
- Field Service Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 30 all-time
Berkeley Lights filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2023 (down 83% from the year before), with a median base salary of $108k and the middle 50% of offers between $108k and $108k. That is 7% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 33 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Field Service Engineer in California.
How much does Berkeley Lights pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $108k median in FY2023. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Berkeley Lights's H-1B hiring changed by year?
5 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2023. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | −83% | $108k |
| FY2022 | 6 | +20% | $110k |
| FY2021 | 5 | −17% | $123k |
| FY2020 | 6 | 0% | $114k |
| FY2019 | 6 | +200% | $96k |
| FY2018 | 2 | 0% | $101k |
| FY2017 | 2 | −60% | $101k |
| FY2016 | 5 | — | $114k |
Which wage levels does Berkeley Lights file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 64% of Berkeley Lights's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 28 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I3.6%1
- Level II32.1%9
- Level III32.1%9
- Level IV32.1%9
What jobs does Berkeley Lights sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Field Service Engineer | 2 | $84k |
| Cell Culture Biologist | 2 | $68k |
| Sr. Manager, Operations, Service Engineering | 2 | $115k |
| Senior Scientist, Bioinformatician | 1 | $129k |
| Senior Scientist, Genomics | 1 | $101k |
| Senior Scientist, R&d | 1 | $108k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 1 | $144k |
| Senior Software Engineer, User Interface | 1 | $147k |
| Senior UX Software Engineer | 1 | $169k |
| Single Cell Applications Engineer | 1 | $101k |
Where does Berkeley Lights hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 30 | $112k |
| TX | 2 | $129k |
| MA | 1 | $110k |
What has Berkeley Lights filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Berkeley Lights: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Berkeley Lights's H-1B filings
- How much does Berkeley Lights pay H-1B workers?
- Berkeley Lights's median certified H-1B base salary is $108k (FY2023), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Berkeley Lights sponsor?
- Berkeley Lights has 33 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2023).
- What jobs does Berkeley Lights sponsor for H-1B?
- Berkeley Lights's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Field Service Engineer, Cell Culture Biologist, Sr. Manager, Operations, Service Engineering, Senior Scientist, Bioinformatician.
- Where does Berkeley Lights hire H-1B workers?
- Berkeley Lights's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, MA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2023). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →