Visa Wage Index

Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Employers filed 9 applications covering 9 positions for this role here, at a median of $127,338 a year. 8 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 Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 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$95,701
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$121,160
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$146,619
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$172,078

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
California Institute of Technology Level IV 11 $120,000
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Level III 11 $148,468
CTREES Level III 11 $155,324
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Level I 11 $82,180
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Level III 11 $128,211
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Level III 11 $123,843
The University of Southern California Level IV 11 $86,008
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Level III 22 $127,338

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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.