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Entry-level HHMI salary in California
$38,000 yearly
| Rank | Job title | Average HHMI salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Lead And Developer | $166,499 | $80 |
| 2 | Team Lead Engineer | $158,903 | $76 |
| 3 | Software Engineering Manager | $158,470 | $76 |
| 4 | Design Director | $154,559 | $74 |
| 5 | Principal Engineer | $153,905 | $74 |
| 6 | Chief Engineer | $148,531 | $71 |
| 7 | Senior Software Architect | $138,152 | $66 |
| 8 | Document Manager | $137,961 | $66 |
| 9 | Computer Software Engineer | $127,708 | $61 |
| 10 | Engineering Specialist | $127,416 | $61 |
The highest paying cities in California for HHMI employees are San Francisco, Berkeley, and Davis.
HHMI workers in San Francisco earn an average salary of $56,379 a year, compared to Berkeley with an average salary of $56,366 and Davis with an average salary of $56,316.
| Rank | City | Average HHMI salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco, CA | $56,379 | $27 |
| 2 | Berkeley, CA | $56,366 | $27 |
| 3 | Davis, CA | $56,316 | $27 |
| 4 | Stanford, CA | $56,303 | $27 |
| 5 | Palo Alto, CA | $56,303 | $27 |
| 6 | Santa Cruz, CA | $56,280 | $27 |
| 7 | San Diego, CA | $55,979 | $27 |
| 8 | Los Angeles, CA | $55,972 | $27 |
| 9 | Pasadena, CA | $55,923 | $27 |
| 10 | Riverside, CA | $55,847 | $27 |
The departments with the highest salaries for HHMI employees in California are Engineering, Administrative, and Research & Development.
California HHMI employees in the Engineering department earn an average salary of $113,496 a year, compared to an average salary of $56,234 in the Administrative department and $54,848 in the Research & Development department.
| Rank | Department | Average HHMI salary | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering | $113,496 | $55 |
| 2 | Administrative | $56,234 | $27 |
| 3 | Research & Development | $54,848 | $26 |
| Rank | Company name | Average pay in California | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broad Institute | $85,204 | $41 |
| 2 | Brigham and Women's Hospital | $67,793 | $33 |
| 3 | The Rockefeller University | $66,891 | $32 |
| 4 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | $66,225 | $32 |
| 5 | The Wistar Institute | $65,826 | $32 |
| 6 | Biophysical Society | $62,849 | $30 |
| 7 | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | $62,443 | $30 |
| 8 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | $61,083 | $29 |
| 9 | American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering | $59,770 | $29 |
| 10 | Society for Neuroscience | $56,571 | $27 |
| Job | Location | Date added | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operations Research Manager | San Francisco, CA | 05/13/2025 | $117,350 |
| Research Laboratory Technician | San Diego, CA | 03/04/2025 | $38,401 |
| Research Specialist | San Diego, CA | 02/18/2025 | $127,155 |
| Research Laboratory Technician | Palo Alto, CA | 02/17/2025 | $41,907 |
| Postdoctoral Research Scientist | San Diego, CA | 02/05/2025 | $72,100 |
| Postdoctoral Research Scientist | Stanford, CA | 01/16/2025 | $89,100 |
| Postdoctoral Research Scientist | Pasadena, CA | 01/15/2025 | $72,100 |
| Administrative Coordinator | San Francisco, CA | 01/09/2025 | $55,326 |
| Postdoctoral Research Scientist | San Francisco, CA | 01/09/2025 | $76,491 |