Visa Wage Index

Chemists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Employers filed 30 applications covering 30 positions for this role here, at a median of $105,600 a year. 21 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Chemists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$61,464
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$80,288
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$99,133
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$117,957

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Glaukos Corporation Level IV 44 $127,494
SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC. Level IV 22 $129,700
Terray Therapeutics, Inc. Level III 22 $183,292
ABBVIE INC. Level IV 11 $142,000
CAL ROYAL PRODUCTS INC. Level III 11 $99,133
Chevron Corporation Level IV 11 $183,790
Edwards Lifesciences LLC Level III 11 $105,600
Eli Lilly and Company Level IV 11 $173,972
Excelsior Nutrition Inc. Level II 11 $92,000
Forma Life Sciences, Inc. Level III 11 $116,699
Novi Connect, Inc. Level III 11 $240,000
Power Environmental Energy Research Institute Level I 11 $75,000
Project Chemistry, Inc. Level II 11 $100,000
S&B Pharma, LLC Level II 11 $84,000
Sunvapor, Inc. Level IV 11 $120,000
The Veritas Healthcare Solutions LLC Level II 11 $80,288
California Institute of Technology Level III 22 $74,160
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE not stated 22 $90,550
The University of Southern California not stated 22 $71,266
California Institute of Technology not stated 11 $72,723
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory not stated 11 $140,379
University of California, Los Angeles not stated 11 $93,300

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.