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California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory H-1B Salaries 2026

18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $143,790.

$143,790Median salary
$123,32425th percentile
$161,72675th percentile
18Filings

California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory H-1B salaries by job title

Job titleFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Technologist4$127,816$124,514 – $133,255
Postdoctoral Scholar3$86,880$86,880 – $86,880
Data Scientist2$149,288$144,074 – $154,503
Robotics Systems Engineer1$161,866$161,866 – $161,866
Scientist1$161,304$161,304 – $161,304
Signal Analysis Engineer1$148,468$148,468 – $148,468
Mechatronics Engineer1$122,554$122,554 – $122,554
Robotics Technologist1$169,770$169,770 – $169,770
Optical Engineer1$170,664$170,664 – $170,664
Robotics Mechanical Engineer1$226,699$226,699 – $226,699
FPGA Engineer1$144,560$144,560 – $144,560
Telecommunications Engineer1$170,602$170,602 – $170,602

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Pasadena, CA15$143,021
Los Angeles, CA2$170,217
Las Vegas, NV1$86,880

Wage levels

Level I22% · 4
Level II17% · 3
Level III50% · 9
Level IV11% · 2

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).

Median prevailing wage on these filings: $96,948.

Recent California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory H-1B filings

Latest 18 of 18 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.

CertifiedStartJob titleLocationSalaryLevel
2026-06-252026-06-29Optical EngineerLos Angeles, CA$170,664III
2026-06-182026-07-31Postdoctoral ScholarPasadena, CA$86,880I
2026-06-182026-12-01Robotics TechnologistLos Angeles, CA$169,770III
2026-02-252026-04-01TechnologistPasadena, CA$143,021I
2026-02-192026-05-15Mechatronics EngineerPasadena, CA$122,554II
2026-02-032026-03-01Signal Analysis EngineerPasadena, CA$148,468III
2026-01-292026-02-27Robotics Systems EngineerPasadena, CA$161,866III
2026-01-292026-03-06Data ScientistPasadena, CA$159,717III
2026-01-292026-04-01ScientistPasadena, CA$161,304II
2025-09-172026-02-14TechnologistPasadena, CA$121,160III
2025-08-272025-10-17Postdoctoral ScholarPasadena, CA$86,880I
2025-08-252026-01-06FPGA EngineerPasadena, CA$144,560III
2025-08-252025-09-22TechnologistPasadena, CA$130,000III
2025-08-252025-09-12Robotics Mechanical EngineerPasadena, CA$226,699IV
2025-08-212025-09-13TechnologistPasadena, CA$125,632III
2025-08-062025-10-19Data ScientistPasadena, CA$138,860II
2025-07-302026-01-16Telecommunications EngineerPasadena, CA$170,602IV
2025-07-302025-10-03Postdoctoral ScholarLas Vegas, NV$86,880I

Employer names as filed: California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.