Kodiak Sciences — 16 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $125k
- Median base · FY2025
- Staff Accountant
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 16 all-time
Kodiak Sciences filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 67% from the year before), with a median base salary of $125k and the middle 50% of offers between $125k and $136k. That is 63% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 16 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Staff Accountant in California.
How much does Kodiak Sciences 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. $125k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Kodiak Sciences's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2018 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | 0% | $140k |
| FY2025 | 2 | −67% | $125k |
| FY2024 | 6 | +200% | $120k |
| FY2022 | 2 | −33% | $109k |
| FY2021 | 3 | +200% | $93k |
| FY2018 | 1 | — | $65k |
Which wage levels does Kodiak Sciences file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 50% of Kodiak Sciences'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 16 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I18.8%3
- Level II31.3%5
- Level III37.5%6
- Level IV12.5%2
What jobs does Kodiak Sciences 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Accountant | 3 | $96k |
| Senior Accountant | 2 | $129k |
| Scientist II, Chemistry | 2 | $112k |
| Scientist I, Protein Engineering | 1 | $125k |
| Associate Principal Scientist, Chemistry | 1 | $126k |
| Director - Chemistry Discovery | 1 | $251k |
| Engineer, Digital Health | 1 | $130k |
| Quality Specialist, Quality Operations | 1 | $93k |
| Scientist I, Discovery Medicine | 1 | $109k |
| Scientist II, Transition Pod | 1 | $140k |
Where does Kodiak Sciences 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 | 16 | $120k |
What has Kodiak Sciences filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Kodiak Sciences: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Director - Chemistry Discovery | $251,344 |
| 2026 | Scientist II, Transition Pod | $139,500 |
| 2025 | Scientist I, Protein Engineering | $125,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Accountant | $136,400 |
| 2024 | Senior Principal Scientist, Chemistry | $194,480 |
| 2024 | Scientist II, Chemistry | $120,386 |
| 2024 | Senior Accountant | $128,963 |
| 2024 | Scientist II, Chemistry | $112,000 |
| 2024 | Staff Accountant | $119,234 |
| 2024 | Engineer, Digital Health | $130,000 |
| 2022 | Scientist I, Discovery Medicine | $109,000 |
| 2022 | Associate Principal Scientist, Chemistry | $126,000 |
| 2021 | Staff Accountant | $96,000 |
| 2021 | Staff Accountant | $85,000 |
| 2021 | Quality Specialist, Quality Operations | $93,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Research Associate | $65,000 |
Common questions about Kodiak Sciences's H-1B filings
- How much does Kodiak Sciences pay H-1B workers?
- Kodiak Sciences's median certified H-1B base salary is $125k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Kodiak Sciences sponsor?
- Kodiak Sciences has 16 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Kodiak Sciences sponsor for H-1B?
- Kodiak Sciences's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Accountant, Senior Accountant, Scientist II, Chemistry, Scientist I, Protein Engineering.
- Where does Kodiak Sciences hire H-1B workers?
- Kodiak Sciences's top H-1B worksite states are CA.
- 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 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →