California Department of Water Resources H-1B wage filings
Sacramento, CA. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five. Also filed as California Department Water Resources.
California Department of Water Resources filed 12 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $78,006, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Electrical Engineer (4 filings, median $71,304).
- Filings since FY2020
- 12
- Positions covered
- 10
- Certified
- 83.3%
- Job titles
- 6
- Worksite cities
- 3
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2020
California Department of Water Resources made 12 filings across 4 fiscal years since 2020, too few in most years to track the wage year by year. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2024, with 4 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.
California Department of Water Resources by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | 4 | $97,560 | n/a | $97,560 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | 3 | $66,480 | n/a | $66,480 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | 4 | $71,304 | at the minimum | |
| Civil Engineers | 3 | $117,192 | +2.1% | |
| Associate Hydroelectric Power Utility Engineer | 2 | $110,940 | at the minimum | |
| Engineer, Water Resources | 1 | $74,100 | at the minimum | |
| Information Security Coordinator | 1 | $97,560 | at the minimum | |
| Information Technology Specialist | 1 | $78,156 | at the minimum | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento, CA | 6 | $97,560 |
| Oroville, CA | 5 | $71,304 |
| West Sacramento, CA | 1 | $78,156 |
By visa type: 12 H-1B. By outcome: 7 certified, 3 certified and later withdrawn, 2 denied.
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 California Department of Water Resources 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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