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California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory H-1B salaries
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory filed 103 certified H-1B applications between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $135,616 a year.
Median salary offered $135,616
Middle half earn $118,674 to $149,270
Top 10% earn over $168,293
Certified filings 103
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Pay by job title
Job title Filings Median Middle half
Technologist 21 $133,744 $123,552 – $143,021 Postdoctoral Scholar 18 $85,265 $82,930 – $86,880 Scientist 15 $138,091 $127,244 – $142,511 Data Scientist 12 $137,987 $124,748 – $161,065 Robotics Technologist 9 $150,072 $146,536 – $155,168 RF Microwave Engineer 6 $148,772 $137,800 – $163,894 Systems Engineer 3 $125,600 $122,808 – $138,772 FPGA Engineer 2 $149,812 $147,186 – $152,438 Optical Engineer 2 $163,104 $159,325 – $166,884 Microdevices Engineer 2 $128,934 $121,251 – $136,617 Signal Analysis Engineer 2 $136,156 $129,999 – $142,312 Mission Design Engineer 1 $146,078 $146,078 – $146,078 Group Supervisor 1 $190,008 $190,008 – $190,008 Mechatronics Engineer 1 $122,554 $122,554 – $122,554 Robotics Systems Engineer 1 $161,866 $161,866 – $161,866 Robotics Mechanical Engineer 1 $226,699 $226,699 – $226,699 Payload System Engineer 1 $182,749 $182,749 – $182,749 Postdoctoral Fellow 1 $82,180 $82,180 – $82,180 Navigation Engineer 1 $125,500 $125,500 – $125,500 Scientist II 1 $134,243 $134,243 – $134,243 Telecommunications Engineer 1 $170,602 $170,602 – $170,602 Thermal Engineer 1 $143,042 $143,042 – $143,042
Where they work
Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
City Filings Median Middle half
Pasadena, CA 96 $134,930 $119,829 – $148,869 Los Angeles, CA 4 $125,975 $82,180 – $169,994 Allen, TX 1 $142,626 $142,626 – $142,626 Las Vegas, NV 1 $86,880 $86,880 – $86,880 Pasadenca, CA 1 $136,162 $136,162 – $136,162
By year
Year filed Filings Median 2023 37 $132,080 2024 24 $134,919 2025 32 $133,081 2026 10 $160,510
By experience level
Wage level Filings Median Level I 29 $86,880 Level II 10 $129,470 Level III 55 $140,317 Level IV 8 $186,378
Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).