NTESS H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — NTESS sponsors H-1B workers. Across 46 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $110,000. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
NTESS filed 46 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 3 states between Oct 2024 and Jun 2026. The median offered base wage was $110,000.
- Median offered wage
- $110,000
- Certified filings
- 46
- Work locations
- 3 states
- Distinct roles
- 45
Most-filed roles at NTESS
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Combustion Engineering | 2 | $110,000 |
| Mechanical Engineer - Engine Combustion Research | 1 | $232,200 |
| Postdoc Topological Quantum Computing/Sensing (Elec Eng) | 1 | $110,000 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Amo Materials Scientist | 1 | $98,500 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Applied Mathematics | 1 | $98,500 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Bacteriophages | 1 | $110,000 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Biochemisry Biotechnology | 1 | $104,820 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Biochemistry - Molecular Biology | 1 | $110,000 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Computational Fluid Dynamics | 1 | $98,500 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Computer Science Research Institute | 1 | $98,500 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Developmt Synthetic Bacteriophages | 1 | $110,000 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Experimental Geochemistry | 1 | $98,500 |
Wage-level distribution
DOL prevailing-wage levels reflect the seniority the employer certified, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
| Level | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 30 | $99,258 |
| Level II — qualified | 2 | $164,800 |
| Level III — experienced | 8 | $160,350 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 6 | $183,600 |
Where NTESS hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 26 | $99,258 |
| California | 19 | $110,000 |
| Ohio | 1 | $98,500 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JBEI Postdoctoral Appointee – Biomass Pretreatment | Emeryville, California | $103,164 | I | Jun 2026 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - AMO Materials Scientist | Albuquerque, New Mexico | $98,500 | I | Jun 2026 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Bacteriophages | Livermore, California | $110,000 | I | May 2026 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Geochemistry | San Diego, California | $110,000 | I | May 2026 |
| Postdoctoral Appointee - Quantum Photonics | Albuquerque, New Mexico | $99,258 | I | May 2026 |
| R&D S&E Computer Science (Software) | Livermore, California | $187,574 | III | Apr 2026 |
| R&D Mechanical Engineer - Computational Fluid Dynamics | Albuquerque, New Mexico | $162,700 | III | Apr 2026 |
| R&D S&E, Computer Science (Statistics) | Albuquerque, New Mexico | $158,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| JBEI Postdoctoral Associate – Computational Chem Engineering | Emeryville, California | $103,164 | I | Mar 2026 |
| R&D Power System Engineer | Albuquerque, New Mexico | $148,800 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| R&D S&E, PHYSICS RESEARCH STAFF | SAN DIEGO, California | $185,100 | III | Mar 2026 |
| John von Neumann Postdoc Fellowship in Computational Science | Albuquerque, New Mexico | $111,600 | I | Feb 2026 |
| R&D Computer Scientist - Parallel Multigrid Algorithms | Albuquerque, New Mexico | $181,300 | III | Feb 2026 |
| POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTEE – APPLIED STATISTICS | ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico | $98,500 | I | Feb 2026 |
| POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTEE - THEORETICAL CHEMICAL KINETICS | LIVERMORE, California | $110,000 | I | Feb 2026 |
| R&D S&E, COMP SCI (AI/ML & NEXT-GEN SW FOR MATERIALS SIMUL) | ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico | $158,000 | II | Feb 2026 |
| POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTEE - PLASMA-ASSISTED CHEMISTRY | LIVERMORE, California | $110,000 | I | Feb 2026 |
| POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTEE - QUANTUM PHYSICS | ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico | $99,258 | I | Feb 2026 |
| POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTEE - BIOCHEMISTRY - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | LIVERMORE, California | $110,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTEE--IN SITU TEM & MECHANICS OF MATERIALS | ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico | $98,500 | I | Jan 2026 |
Legal entities included: NTESS LLC; NTESS, LLC.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC certified Labor Condition Applications (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), public disclosure data. Wages are employer-offered base pay and exclude bonuses, equity, and other compensation. Denied and withdrawn filings are excluded. Figures reflect filings decided Oct 2024–Jun 2026.
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