California · 2025 pay · 165 people
How much does a bioinformatics program make in California?
$82,545typical pay for a bioinformatics program in 2025
$39,959 – $107,272what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where bioinformatics programs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Diego58 people$76,039
- University of California, San Francisco39 people$86,418
- University of California, Los Angeles33 people$84,758
- University of California, Davis17 people$107,087
- University of California, Santa Cruz9 people$53,255
- University of California, Irvine3 people$100,543
- University of California, Berkeley3 people$12,739
- University of California, Riverside2 people$13,844
- University of California, Santa Barbara1 person$39,287
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Bioinformatics Program 133 people$55,924
- Bioinformatics Program 270 people$83,560
- Bioinformatics Program 333 people$93,678
- Bioinformatics Program 426 people$157,739
Highest-paid bioinformatics programs, 2025
Common questions
How much does a bioinformatics program make in California?
The typical bioinformatics program was paid $82,545 in 2025; most earned between $39,959 and $107,272. This counts all 165 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.2% of all pay for bioinformatics programs in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Bioinformatics Program, at any level (for example "Bioinformatics Program 1"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this