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Assistant Project Scientist salary in California

A real-employer view of Assistant Project Scientist pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

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

Assistant Project Scientist in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 71 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $82,100. 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 — entry6$88,878
Level II — qualified1$108,326

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Assistant Project Scientist in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
University of California, Los AngelesAssistant Project Scientist35$82,100
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGOAssistant Project Scientist14$82,100
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterProject Scientist9$88,878
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINEASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST8$85,450
University of California, BerkeleyAssistant Project Scientist2$87,450
University of California, DavisAssistant Project Scientist2$87,900
University of California, MercedAssistant Project Scientist1$74,100

Recent sample filings

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

  • Project Scientist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    $93,434
    Los AngelesDecided Dec 29, 2025I-200-25353-496601
  • ASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
    $85,000
    IRVINEDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25343-466918
  • Assistant Project Scientist at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
    $76,700
    La JollaDecided Nov 17, 2025I-200-25311-388480
  • Assistant Project Scientist at University of California, Berkeley
    $89,000
    BerkeleyDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25310-380186
  • Assistant Project Scientist at University of California, Los Angeles
    $80,800
    Los AngelesDecided Nov 7, 2025I-200-25304-353315
  • Assistant Project Scientist at University of California, Los Angeles
    $85,000
    Los AngelesDecided Nov 7, 2025I-200-25304-353811
  • ASSISTANT PROJECT SCIENTIST at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
    $85,000
    IRVINEDecided Nov 7, 2025I-200-25274-351270
  • Associate Project Scientist at University of California, Los Angeles
    $93,300
    Los AngelesDecided Nov 6, 2025I-203-25272-342479

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.