California Institute of Technology H-1B salaries

California Institute of Technology filed 249 certified H-1B applications between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $78,020 a year.

Median salary offered: $78,020
Middle half earn: $72,480 to $101,000
Top 10% earn over: $149,200
Certified filings: 249

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Pay by job title

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in BBE	19	$72,723	$70,832 – $76,480
Research Scientist	17	$85,000	$73,840 – $90,006
Staff Scientist	14	$78,250	$75,763 – $93,248
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in BBE	13	$70,264	$68,000 – $72,723
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Chemistry	9	$70,264	$68,000 – $72,723
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics	7	$76,847	$72,362 – $79,042
Research Engineer	7	$92,746	$92,168 – $96,000
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Assoc. in Chemical Engineering	5	$68,000	$65,480 – $72,723
Scientific Researcher	5	$76,320	$74,880 – $81,320
Detector Engineer	4	$106,340	$101,739 – $120,522
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Bio and Bio Eng	4	$75,362	$72,723 – $78,005
Applications Developer	3	$113,755	$106,080 – $114,348
Postdoc Scholar Research Associate in Mechanical & Civil Eng	3	$68,000	$68,000 – $70,888
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Aerospace	3	$73,074	$72,237 – $74,029
Professor of Mathematics	3	$230,000	$230,000 – $230,000
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics	3	$84,000	$82,576 – $84,000
Assistant Professor of Theoretical Physics	3	$215,000	$195,000 – $215,005
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Chemical Eng.	2	$72,723	$72,723 – $72,723
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Chemical Engineer	2	$67,372	$65,926 – $68,818
Assistant Professor of Aerospace	2	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
Assistant Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering	2	$185,000	$185,000 – $185,000
Assistant Professor of Physics	2	$190,000	$185,000 – $195,000
Mechanical Engineer	2	$131,216	$122,825 – $139,608
Postdoc Scholar Research Assoc in Computing & Math Sciences	2	$74,170	$71,085 – $77,255
Postdoc Scholar Research Assoc in Mechanical and Civil Eng	2	$71,826	$71,377 – $72,274
Postdoc Scholar Research Assoc in Computational Imaging	2	$70,264	$70,264 – $70,264
IQIM Postdoc Scholar Research Assoc in Theoretical Physics	2	$75,980	$75,490 – $76,469
Senior Postdoc Scholar Research Assoc in Bio and Bio Eng	2	$85,119	$84,890 – $85,348
Senior Research Scientist	2	$125,020	$125,010 – $125,030
Software Engineer	2	$144,500	$142,250 – $146,750
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Assoc. in Theoretical Physics	2	$75,000	$73,500 – $76,500
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Mech and Civ Eng	2	$72,723	$72,723 – $72,723
Senior Research Technician	2	$71,115	$66,498 – $75,732
Research Software Engineer	2	$111,780	$111,780 – $111,780
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Geophysics	2	$70,362	$69,181 – $71,542
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Biology & Bio Eng	2	$76,638	$75,953 – $77,324
Senior Network Design Engineer	2	$140,985	$137,992 – $143,978
Gravitational-Wave Experimental Physicist	1	$100,262	$100,262 – $100,262
Green Labs Coordinator	1	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000
GPU Engineer	1	$125,000	$125,000 – $125,000
Executive Director of the Keck Institute for Space Studies	1	$210,000	$210,000 – $210,000
Instrumentation Engineer	1	$88,275	$88,275 – $88,275
Graphic Designer	1	$79,040	$79,040 – $79,040
Assistant Electronics Engineer	1	$80,000	$80,000 – $80,000
Assistant Professor of Geobiology and Geochemistry	1	$197,000	$197,000 – $197,000
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering	1	$196,500	$196,500 – $196,500
Assistant Professor of Economics	1	$191,500	$191,500 – $191,500
Assistant Professor of Mathematics	1	$210,000	$210,000 – $210,000
Associate Research Engineer in HEP and Quantum Technologies	1	$120,387	$120,387 – $120,387
Computational Scientist	1	$86,699	$86,699 – $86,699

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Pasadena, CA	236	$77,104	$72,000 – $98,803
Big Pine, CA	3	$110,000	$95,000 – $150,000
Richland, WA	2	$95,948	$88,575 – $103,322
Livingston, LA	2	$101,492	$101,246 – $101,739
Batavia, IL	1	$81,151	$81,151 – $81,151
Cambridge, MA	1	$114,433	$114,433 – $114,433
Los Angeles, CA	1	$80,000	$80,000 – $80,000
Ithaca, NY	1	$86,699	$86,699 – $86,699
Riverdale Park, MD	1	$111,780	$111,780 – $111,780
State College, PA	1	$72,723	$72,723 – $72,723

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	43	$76,500
2024	70	$77,367
2025	100	$79,552
2026	36	$78,196

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	91	$80,340
Level II	34	$94,850
Level III	10	$100,000
Level IV	12	$143,485

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).