California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Postdoctoral Scholar

Certified, then withdrawn · decided May 20, 2026 · H-1B

This is a Labor Condition Application (LCA) as an employer filed it with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted it, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. The wage is what the employer wrote on it. Data sources

Wage offered
$86,880 a year
Prevailing wage
$74,755 a year, level I
Worksite
Pasadena, CA · Los Angeles County
Occupation
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042
Full time
Yes
Positions
1
Kind
New employment
Employment
Aug 22, 2025 to Aug 21, 2028
Received
Apr 24, 2025
First certified
May 1, 2025
Employer
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Employer’s address
Pasadena, CA
FEIN
95-1643307
Industry (NAICS)
611310
H-1B dependent
No
Willful violator
No
Case number
I-200-25114-901969

From LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx, row 335,668 (FY2026), published by the US Department of Labor on its Performance Data page.