H-1B wage filings in Pasadena, CA
Jobs with a worksite in Pasadena, California. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
594 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas named Pasadena, CA as the worksite from July 2025 to June 2026, from 211 employers. The median offered wage was $111,866, 8.9% above the government's prevailing wage for those jobs in the area. The most-filed job was Applied Scientist II (21).
- Filings
- 594
- Positions covered
- 676
- Employers
- 211
- Median offered
- $111,866
- Median prevailing wage
- $91,874
- Filings since FY2020
- 4,080
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +21%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for jobs in Pasadena, CA rose 21%, from $93,891 in fiscal 2020 to $113,256 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 7.7% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 671 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Pasadena, CA by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 442 | $113,256 | +10.1% | $93,143 | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 626 | $102,906 | −4.7% | $87,339 | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 576 | $108,014 | +8.5% | $89,690 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 583 | $99,529 | −0.5% | $82,430 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 623 | $100,000 | +0.4% | $87,859 | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 559 | $99,632 | +6.1% | $86,726 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 671 | $93,891 | n/a | $85,987 | +0.2% |
Employers filing for jobs in Pasadena
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 211. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Most-filed job titles in Pasadena
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Scientist II | 21 | $165,000 | +21.1% | |
| Data Scientist | 13 | $131,563 | +29.3% | |
| Research Scientist II | 13 | $160,000 | +11.9% | |
| Architect | 10 | $86,403 | at the minimum | |
| Research Scientist | 10 | $79,420 | +12.6% | |
| Technologist | 10 | $129,106 | +43.4% | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | 9 | $86,880 | +16.2% | |
| Software Developer | 9 | $121,222 | at the minimum | |
| Staff Scientist | 9 | $94,331 | +16.6% | |
| Marketing Specialist | 8 | $94,540 | +52.2% | |
| Scientist | 8 | $139,204 | +70.2% | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in BBE | 7 | $74,263 | +8.9% | |
| Software Engineer | 7 | $129,684 | at the minimum | |
| Lead Application Developer | 6 | $155,019 | at the minimum | |
| Applied Scientist III | 5 | $192,541 | +10.0% | |
| Graphic Designer | 5 | $72,000 | +6.6% | |
| Senior Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in BBE | 5 | $73,862 | +13.0% | |
| Postdoc Scholar Research Assoc in Mechanical and Civil Eng | 4 | $71,826 | +15.3% | |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Bio and Bio Eng | 4 | $75,362 | +3.6% | |
| RF Microwave Engineer | 4 | $149,396 | +113.0% | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 4 | $145,420 | +2.5% | |
| Software QA Engineer | 4 | $81,671 | at the minimum | |
| Application Developer | 3 | $118,560 | +13.4% | |
| Architectural Designer | 3 | $56,742 | at the minimum | |
| Associate Attorney | 3 | $122,845 | +6.2% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- The city is the worksite on the filing, which can be a client's office or a remote worker's home, not the employer's headquarters.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.