16 certified · Median $79,767 a year · Moss Landing, CA
Also filed as Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
5
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
11
0
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$76,750
Median
$79,767
75th percentile
$107,884
A year, from 16 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Postdoctoral FellowGeoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers · median $77,0006
Research Engineering TechnicianRemote Sensing Technicians · median $58,8564
Software EngineerSoftware Developers · median $142,4532
Port EngineerMarine Engineers and Naval Architects · median $97,1781
Post Doctoral FellowGeographers · median $82,5341
President/CEOChief Executives · median $450,0001
Principal EngineerMechanical Engineers, R&D · median $172,0001
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.