Employer profile
Cerus
34 certified H-1B filings across 11 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
5
FY2025 median
$158k
Top role
Scientist Ii
3 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
29 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Cerus pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How Cerus hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2▼ 60% | $146k |
| FY2025 | 5▲ 400% | $158k |
| FY2024 | 1▼ 80% | $169k |
| FY2023 | 5▼ 44% | $122k |
| FY2022 | 9▲ 350% | $151k |
| FY2021 | 20% | $92k |
| FY2020 | 2▼ 33% | $88k |
| FY2019 | 3▲ 200% | $95k |
| FY2018 | 1▼ 50% | $89k |
| FY2017 | 20% | $94k |
| FY2016 | 2— | $100k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
26%
Lvl II
1029%
Lvl III
1647%
Lvl IV
618%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Scientist Ii | 3 | $122k |
| Operations Research Analyst (Sr. Business Systems Analyst) | 3 | $155k |
| Accounting Manager | 2 | $100k |
| Medical Scientist (Device Development Manager) | 2 | $151k |
| Sr. Virology Manager | 2 | $158k |
| Biostatistician | 2 | $89k |
| Microbiologist (Assistant Scientist) | 2 | $76k |
| Senior Biostatistician | 2 | $150k |
| Biostatistics Manager | 1 | $150k |
| Microbiologist (Scientist) | 1 | $116k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 29 | $137k |
| IL | 3 | $150k |
| IN | 1 | $146k |
| CT | 1 | $133k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Cerus pay H-1B workers?
- Cerus's median certified H-1B base salary is $158k (FY2025), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cerus sponsor?
- Cerus has 34 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cerus sponsor for H-1B?
- Cerus's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Scientist Ii, Operations Research Analyst (Sr. Business Systems Analyst), Accounting Manager, Medical Scientist (Device Development Manager).
- Where does Cerus hire H-1B workers?
- Cerus's top H-1B worksite states are CA, IL, IN, CT.
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