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Chemists salary in Education, California

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Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Chemists (Education) in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 35 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $82,836. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry9$89,000
Level II — qualified1$127,440
Level III — experienced2$151,855

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Chemists (Education) in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
University of California, BerkeleyPostdoctoral Scholar Employee13$82,836
The Leland Stanford, Jr UniversityPostdoctoral Research Affiliate6$108,220
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator LabResearch Associate5$83,075
California Institute of TechnologyTheoretical and Computational Scientist3$90,000
University of California, San FranciscoRadiochemist2$142,855
Regents of the University of California at RiversidePostdoc Employee2$77,179
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGOPostdoctoral Scholar-Employee2$74,474
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINEPOSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR1$74,425
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryScientist1$140,379

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Postdoctoral Scholar Employee at University of California, Berkeley
    $89,167
    BerkeleyDecided Dec 18, 2025I-200-25345-477017
  • Research Associate at Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab
    $83,075
    Menlo ParkDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25308-373579
  • Radiochemist at University of California, San Francisco
    $130,000
    San FranciscoDecided Nov 6, 2025I-200-25272-343357
  • Postdoc Employee at Regents of the University of California at Riverside
    $77,179
    RIVERSIDEDecided Jun 25, 2025I-200-25168-104332
  • Science and Engineering Associate 2 at The Leland Stanford, Jr University
    $130,000
    StanfordWage Level IDecided May 8, 2025I-200-25121-929129
  • Theoretical and Computational Scientist at California Institute of Technology
    $90,000
    PasadenaDecided May 7, 2025I-200-25120-923240
  • QUALITY CONTROL MANAGER at University of California, San Francisco
    $155,709
    San FranciscoWage Level IIIDecided Mar 20, 2025I-203-25072-774311
  • Postdoctoral Scholar Employee at University of California, Berkeley
    $71,769
    BerkeleyDecided Mar 13, 2025I-200-25065-753189

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.