Visa Wage Index

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Employers filed 15 applications covering 15 positions for this role here, at a median of $101,900 a year. 15 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 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 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$67,142
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$92,165
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$117,166
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$142,189

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
C. L. Geosolutions, Inc Level IV 11 $144,000
California Institute of Technology Level II 11 $113,300
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Level II 11 $161,304
Deel US LLC Level III 11 $117,500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Level I 11 $75,462
Planetary Science Institute Level II 11 $100,000
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Level I 11 $86,880
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Level II 11 $128,024
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Level I 11 $82,180
California Institute of Technology not stated 33 $74,984
University of California, Los Angeles not stated 22 $101,900
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE not stated 11 $59,800

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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.