H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 95-2160097Updated May 2026

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for The Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Filed 112 disclosures between FY2020 and FY2025 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

112

Outside top-N

Certified

58.0%

unconditional approval

Withdrawn

7.1%

incl. cert-withdrawn

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate

Summary

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is a nonprofit research organization in California that has filed 112 H-1B petitions between 2020 and 2025. The institute significantly increased H-1B sponsorship activity in recent years, moving from 3 annual filings in 2020–2022 to 41 filings in 2024 and 39 in 2025.

Atmospheric and Space Scientists dominate the institute's H-1B role mix, accounting for 61 of 112 filings (54%). Supporting positions include Biological Technicians (9 filings), Medical Scientists (8 filings), and Biochemists and Biophysicists (4 filings), reflecting the organization's focus on biological and physical sciences research.

The institute's overall H-1B certification rate stands at 58%, with 7.14% of petitions withdrawn and no denials on record. This profile suggests consistent but moderate success in securing labor certification for its scientific workforce.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of The Salk Institute for Biological Studies’s LCAs by DOL case status.

Certified58.0%

Cert-withdrawn34.8%

Withdrawn7.1%

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Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by The Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-2021	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	61
2	19-4021	Biological Technicians	9
3	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	8
4	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	6
5	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	4
6	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	4
7	19-2012	Physicists	3
8	51-9151	Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	2
9	11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	2
10	15-1252	Software Developers	1

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Biological Technicians

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Biological Scientists, All Other

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Physicists

Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

Natural Sciences Managers

Software Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2020	3
FY2021	3
FY2022	3
FY2023	23
FY2024	41
FY2025	39

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