Visa Wage Index

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Employers filed 6 applications covering 6 positions for this role here, at a median of $98,249 a year. 6 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 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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$62,400
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$78,042
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$93,704
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$109,346

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
University of San Diego Level II 22 $98,249
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP Level IV 11 $315,193
Shamrock Management LLC Level II 11 $78,042
Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. Level IV 11 $220,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO not stated 11 $64,480

Tell me when this moves

One email when the prevailing wage for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA changes — the library turns over every July, and what an employer must offer changes with it.

Double opt-in. One email per change, unsubscribe in one click. No newsletter. Privacy policy.

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