H-1B Filings
25
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Manufacturing CA DOL H-1B OSHA ITA WARN Act
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.: Full Federal Profile
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. in CA (Manufacturing) shows all three federal tracks on this profile: 25 H-1B LCAs, an employer OSHA injury record, and 4 WARN notices.
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (CA): · 25 H-1B LCAs at a $165,000 disclosed median · OSHA Grade B (DART 0.61) · 4 WARN notices
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. in CA carries 25 H-1B wage filings on record, a $165,000 median wage across 24 disclosed-wage positions (above the $124,488 national median), a solid B OSHA safety grade and 4 WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 25 H-1B LCAs
- $165,000 median wage
- Grade B OSHA
- 4 WARN
Layoff & federal record
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #2,002 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 96th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 77th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 96th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 77th pct
- median wage rank
- 58%
- safer on DART than
- 0%
- fewer WARN notices than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B LCAs, this employer's OSHA injury log, and state WARN notices, three independent disclosure systems.
C-
Federal workforce composite
54/100
4 of 4 federal tracks · Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A+
25 H-1B LCAs
#2,002 of 51,370 sponsors · 96th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay B+
$165,000 median
77th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety C
OSHA Grade B · DART 0.61
Safer than 58% of 214,554 employers with an OSHA ITA record
Layoff stability F
4 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 0% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage fell from $169,594 in FY2024 to $143,631 in FY2025 (-15.3%).
Median H-1B Salary
$165,000
Above national median. Across 24 disclosed positions
OSHA Safety Grade
Grade B · DART 0.61
Safer than industry average. vs 0.77 same 2-digit NAICS sector (OSHA ITA 2022–2023, hours-weighted)
WARN Workforce Impact
372 workers
Less stable than most peers. 4 WARN Act notices on file
Where Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$165,000 Top 23% higher than 77% of 272,125 US employers
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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (-15.3% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. | DOL OFLC / OSHA / WARN |
| Industry | Manufacturing | NAICS / DOL |
| State | CA | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 25 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $165,000 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| OSHA Safety Grade | B | OSHA ITA |
| OSHA DART Rate | 0.61 | OSHA ITA Establishment Records |
| WARN Layoff Notices | 4 notice(s), 372 workers | WARN Act notices, state workforce agency originals (archival backstop: LayoffData.com) |
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records, WARN Act notices on file for this employer in CA (Manufacturing). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #2,002 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 96th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 77th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; OSHA DART rate is safer than roughly 58% of 214,554 employers with an establishment injury record.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Manager, Data Integration | $200,905 |
| Senior Staff Engineer, Instrument NPI | $185,000 |
| Senior Staff Engineer, Instrument NPI | $185,000 |
| Senior Staff Engineer, Instrument NPI | $185,000 |
| Senior Analyst, Business Solutions | $180,081 |
| Senior Analyst, Business Solutions | $180,081 |
| Senior Analyst, Business Solutions | $170,000 |
| Senior Analyst, Business Solutions | $170,000 |
| Staff Program Manager | $166,305 |
| Staff Program Manager | $166,305 |
| Senior Business Systems Analyst, MES | $165,000 |
| Senior Business Systems Analyst, MES | $165,000 |
| Staff Engineer, Mechanical | $162,596 |
| Senior Salesforce Developer | $161,637 |
| Senior Salesforce Developer | $161,637 |
| Senior Software Developer | $161,637 |
| Senior Software Developer | $161,637 |
| Staff Scientist, Biochemistry | $160,373 |
| Engineer II, Optical | $124,200 |
| Engineer II, Optical | $124,200 |
| Scientist II, Cluster Biochemistry | $120,000 |
| Scientist I, Organic Chemistry | $117,266 |
| Engineer II, Chemistry | $116,355 |
| Engineer II, Software Data Engineer | $92,400 |
What the Data Says About Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
Signature stat: WARN history
WARN history dominates: 4 notices put this employer among the 100% with the heaviest layoff filings in the corpus.
Heavy H-1B sponsor
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. in CA (Manufacturing) filed 25 H-1B labor condition applications, of which 24 disclose a usable wage figure at a $165,000 disclosed median — a top-tercile sponsorship footprint in this corpus.
Falling disclosed medians
Disclosed medians moved from $169,594 (FY2024) to $143,631 (FY2025) (-15.3%), weighted by this employer's own LCA rows — not a company-wide raise and not role-mix adjusted.
Top-quartile disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs high: $165,000 median beats 77% of credible wage rows and sits above the $124,488 national median.
Dual-track profile
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. is one of the rarer profiles carrying both sponsorship volume (25 H-1B LCAs) and WARN history (4 notices) in the same public record (Manufacturing) in CA. Weigh those signals separately.
Safety near sector average
DART 0.6 tracks close to the 0.8 sector average (Grade B).
OSHA Safety Record
Grade B DART Rate: 0.61 (same-NAICS-sector avg: 0.77)
This employer DART rate (lower is safer)
Same NAICS-sector average
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s DART rate (days away/restricted/transferred per 100 FTE) vs the hours-weighted 2-digit NAICS sector average from OSHA ITA 2022–2023 (Manufacturing).
Total reported injuries on file: 5.
Where Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. sits
This employer among Manufacturing H-1B peers
Across the 200 Manufacturing sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. files more petitions than 19% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 82%, the selective, above-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (25 filings · $165,000 median here).
Each muted dot is one manufacturing peer from a filings-stratified sample of 41; the brand marker is Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. compares to Manufacturing peers
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s nearest H-1B-filing peers in Manufacturing (home state CA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
25 H-1B filings
NVIDIA Corporation
1,989 H-1B filings
Intel Corporation
1,938 H-1B filings
WARN Act Layoff History
| Notice Date | Workers |
|---|---|
| 2025-04-10 | 70 |
| 2024-05-08 | 71 |
| 2024-05-08 | 108 |
| 2011-09-20 | 123 |
What to check before working with Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. needs a three-way read: H-1B pay (25 LCAs), safety (grade B), and WARN history (4 notices); none of those alone is the rating.
- H-1B median is $165,000 across 24 disclosed-wage positions (of 25 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
- Safety grade B reflects a DART rate read against the Manufacturing average of 0.77 - a relative benchmark, not an absolute verdict. How grades work
- 4 WARN layoff notices on file, review the timing before counting on job stability. Reading WARN notices
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- NVIDIA Corporation (CA) - 1,989 H-1B filings in the same Manufacturing roster
- Intel Corporation (CA) - 1,938 H-1B filings in the same Manufacturing roster
- Tesla, Inc. (TX) - 1,868 H-1B filings in the same Manufacturing roster
- Interpreting safety grades - how Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s OSHA DART read is graded against its sector.
- Reading WARN notices - what Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s layoff filings do and do not prove.
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s #2,002 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from OSHA and the DOL Wage and Hour Division. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s disclosed median of $165,000 sits at the 77th percentile (above the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. has 25 H-1B filings on record, ranking #2,002 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 96th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
What does Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.'s OSHA safety grade mean?
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. carries Grade B from its establishment injury record (5 injuries on file; DART 0.61). That DART rate is safer than roughly 58% of 214,554 employers with an injury record in this corpus. Grades compare DART against industry averages, see the Interpreting Safety Grades guide.
Does Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. have WARN layoff notices on file?
Yes - 4 WARN Act notices affecting about 372 workers appear in the state-agency corpus for this employer. WARN covers mass layoffs and plant closings that meet statutory thresholds; absence of notices is not a guarantee of stability.
Related guides: How OSHA safety grades are calculated · Using H-1B wage filings in salary negotiation
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records and state WARN Act layoff notices, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.