OCCUPATION Γ— STATE Β· DOL LCA DATA

Physicists H-1B Jobs in California

Employers filed 861 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Physicists roles based in California (FY2021–2026), across 133 distinct employers. The median offered wage is $103K/year, with the middle 50% between $79K and $144K.

861
Certified Filings
133
Employers
$103K
Median Wage
$79K–$144K
25th–75th

Top Physicists H-1B Sponsors in California

EmployerCertified FilingsMedian Wage
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory106$107K
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab91$102K
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC80$169K
The Leland Stanford, Jr University60$84K
Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory55$103K
University of California, Berkeley49$76K
California Institute of Technology27$79K
University of California, Los Angeles24$81K

Ranked by certified Physicists filing volume at California worksites, FY2021–2026.

How to Read These Numbers

A certified Labor Condition Application is a step toward an H-1B petition, not an approved visa, but the volume shows which employers actually sponsor Physicists roles in California, and the wage is the offered wage the employer committed to on the filing.

Employers must set that wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for the occupation and area, so the $103K median reflects California rates specifically rather than a national average. Compare against other states below before treating any single figure as the market rate.

Physicists H-1B Filings in Other States

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Counted from US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files (FY2021–2026) for SOC occupation β€œPhysicists”, certified petitions with annual wages between $30K and $1M, filtered to California worksites. A certified LCA is a step toward an H-1B petition, not an approved visa.