How much does California Institute of Technology pay?

California Institute of Technology has a median filed salary of $68,000 across 1,155 DOL filings, ranging from $54,000 to $81,500.

Does California Institute of Technology pay above market?

California Institute of Technology pays approximately 33.6% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does California Institute of Technology sponsor?

California Institute of Technology files most often for: Physicists, Biochemists and Biophysicists, 19-2012.00, Chemists, 19-1029.02.

Where does California Institute of Technology hire?

California Institute of Technology files most DOL cases in: California (796 filings), Louisiana (9 filings), Washington (7 filings), LO (2 filings), Illinois (2 filings).

California Institute of Technology Physicists Salary - DOL Verified Data

CA Approval Rate 71.0% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$69,129

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 820

Unique Job Titles

142

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

71.0%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 86 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$45,448$62,000$69,129$85,000$129,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+33.2%

California Institute of Technology pays 33.2% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Physicists	86	$69,129	-58.4%	$62,000$62,000$69,129$85,000$85,000
Biochemists and Biophysicists	84	$52,000	-49.8%	$45,802$45,802$52,000$55,000$55,000
19-2012.00	57	$76,903	N/A	$72,000$72,000$76,903$86,000$86,000
Chemists	57	$49,000	-41.8%	$42,000$42,000$49,000$55,296$55,296
19-1029.02	40	$70,264	N/A	$62,400$62,400$70,264$73,000$73,000
Astronomers	39	$70,000	-47%	$57,000$57,000$70,000$85,000$85,000
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	32	$47,500	-52.8%	$44,803$44,803$47,500$52,000$52,000
Materials Scientists	28	$55,474	-46.7%	$51,000$51,000$55,474$58,552$58,552
19-1029.00	24	$62,400	N/A	$58,240$58,240$62,400$62,400$62,400
Biological Technicians	24	$40,700	-21.7%	$36,400$36,400$40,700$41,600$41,600
19-2011.00	21	$81,413	N/A	$71,600$71,600$81,413$103,891$103,891
19-1021.00	20	$68,000	N/A	$66,000$66,000$68,000$72,723$72,723
Biological Scientists, All Other	20	$56,000	-40%	$49,400$49,400$56,000$61,862$61,862
19-1042.00	20	$74,263	N/A	$68,480$68,480$74,263$79,900$79,900
19-2042.00	20	$73,888	N/A	$70,512$70,512$73,888$89,250$89,250
Aerospace Engineers	19	$70,000	-48.1%	$65,000$65,000$70,000$82,222$82,222
Physical Scientists, All Other	19	$41,340	-65%	$41,330$41,330$41,340$67,000$67,000
Mathematicians	18	$66,934	-45%	$60,690$60,690$66,934$74,000$74,000
Microbiologists	18	$47,250	-45.9%	$43,758$43,758$47,250$51,000$51,000
Life Scientists, All Other	18	$40,000	-54.4%	$38,314$38,314$40,000$50,000$50,000
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$175,000	+120.5%	$129,000$129,000$175,000$205,000$205,000
19-2031.00	16	$62,400	N/A	$58,240$58,240$62,400$72,000$72,000
19-2032.00	16	$67,846	N/A	$60,413$60,413$67,846$80,000$80,000
17-2031.00	15	$68,000	N/A	$62,400$62,400$68,000$76,491$76,491
Chemical Engineers	15	$49,960	-59%	$45,115$45,115$49,960$66,625$66,625
17-2144	15	$53,500	N/A	$48,000$48,000$53,500$68,919$68,919
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	14	$56,500	-43.1%	$52,104$52,104$56,500$74,160$74,160
25-1022.00	14	$79,496	N/A	$73,500$73,500$79,496$230,000$230,000
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	12	$49,960	-53.3%	$47,476$47,476$49,960$50,148$50,148
17-2074	11	$57,500	N/A	$47,500$47,500$57,500$61,500$61,500
19-1029.03	10	$68,092	N/A	$62,400$62,400$68,092$71,300$71,300
19-2099.99	10	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1029.99	9	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-2099.01	9	$75,000	N/A	$73,000$73,000$75,000$78,000$78,000
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	9	$142,000	+45.9%	$141,000$141,000$142,000$160,000$160,000
17-2011.00	8	$94,000	N/A	$66,000$66,000$94,000$105,074$105,074
Engineers, All Other	8	$84,049	-28.6%	$75,000$75,000$84,049$97,375$97,375
19-1029.04	8	$74,000	N/A	$71,000$71,000$74,000$76,480$76,480
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	7	$60,008	-16.1%	$55,000$55,000$60,008$70,000$70,000
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	7	$153,000	+50.9%	$146,000$146,000$153,000$160,000$160,000
25-1063.00	7	$167,500	N/A	$150,000$150,000$167,500$185,000$185,000
15-1023	6	$57,880	N/A	$39,624$39,624$57,880$70,000$70,000
15-1035	6	$58,438	N/A	$52,874$52,874$58,438$64,002$64,002
15-1111	6	$90,000	N/A	$76,461$76,461$90,000$90,000$90,000
15-2021.00	6	$77,250	N/A	$58,240$58,240$77,250$77,798$77,798
17-2076.00	6	$96,000	N/A	$92,746$92,746$96,000$99,700$99,700
19-1099.99	6	N/A	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Hydrologists	6	$68,952	-25.1%	Insufficient data for salary range.
19-4021.00	6	$61,500	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	6	$200,000	+139.6%	$138,000$138,000$200,000$250,000$250,000

Individual DOL Filings for Physicists at California Institute of Technology

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Sep 2019	$85,000	$53,373	-	Pasadena CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2019	$60,500	$53,373	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2019	$95,611	$53,373	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2019	$95,000	$53,373	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$64,296	$46,384	-	Pasadena CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$101,721	$55,016	-	Pasadena CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$64,296	$46,384	-	Pasadena CA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
May 2019	$78,000	$55,016	-	Pasadena CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$107,625	$46,384	-	Pasadena CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2019	$78,000	$46,384	-	Pasadena CA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2019	$107,625	$46,384	-	Pasadena CA	N/A	Denied	LCA
Sep 2018	$50,000	$46,384	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$68,290	$53,685	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$90,045	$53,685	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$53,685	$53,685	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$90,045	$53,685	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Denied	LCA
Feb 2018	$85,000	$63,128	-	RICHLAND WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2018	$57,320	$53,685	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2017	$69,000	$45,365	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2017	$92,454	$46,072	-	LIVINGSTON LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$49,206	$45,365	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2017	$50,000	$48,006	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Mar 2017	$71,402	$48,006	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$60,000	$48,006	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$70,000	$48,006	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2016	$62,500	$48,006	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2016	$62,500	$48,006	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Denied	LCA
Sep 2016	$77,143	$66,102	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$100,000	$51,896	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$52,000	$51,896	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
May 2016	$64,500	$51,896	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2016	$69,257	$51,896	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2016	$65,970	$51,896	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$82,400	$46,259	-	LIVINGSTON LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2014	$68,868	$45,448	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2014	$45,448	$45,448	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2014	$73,605	$45,448	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2014	$60,000	$45,448	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$67,632	$61,568	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2014	$67,632	$61,568	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Denied	LCA
May 2014	$80,000	$47,008	-	LIVINGSTON LA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$64,500	$61,568	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2014	$81,500	$61,568	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2014	$63,000	$61,568	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2013	$64,500	$61,568	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2013	$102,951	$78,416	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2013	$65,000	$50,835	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2013	$57,000	$55,598	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Denied	LCA
Jul 2013	$55,598	$55,598	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$85,000	$55,598	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$67,410	$55,598	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$61,200	$55,598	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$55,598	$55,598	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2013	$64,000	$55,598	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2012	$75,000	$55,598	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2012	$55,598	$55,598	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$57,000	$55,598	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$100,932	$55,598	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2012	$62,000	$50,835	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$84,506	$68,016	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2012	$62,000	$50,835	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Apr 2012	$84,996	$68,016	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2012	$129,000	$68,016	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2012	$65,000	$50,835	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2011	$88,868	$56,509	-	RICHLAND WA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2011	$88,868	$50,835	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Denied	LCA
Oct 2011	$70,747	$50,835	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2011	$62,500	$50,835	-	PASADENA CA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.

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