Kern County Hospital Authority H-1B wage filings
Bakersfield, CA. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Kern County Hospital Authority filed 23 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $294,816, 87.6% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Gastroenterology Hospitalist Faculty Physician (3 filings, median $749,999).
- Filings since FY2020
- 23
- Positions covered
- 23
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 14
- Worksite cities
- 1
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2020
Kern County Hospital Authority's median H-1B wage offer fell 3%, from $288,000 in fiscal 2020 to $280,280 in fiscal 2023. In fiscal 2023 it was 226.2% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2020, with 5 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.
Kern County Hospital Authority by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 3 | $325,000 | −56.7% | $190,819 | +70.1% |
| 2024 | 3 | $749,999 | +167.6% | $112,195 | +568.5% |
| 2023 | 5 | $280,280 | +2.9% | $79,123 | +226.2% |
| 2022 | 4 | $272,408 | n/a | $133,266 | +83.4% |
| 2021 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | 5 | $288,000 | n/a | $208,000 | +38.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastroenterology Hospitalist Faculty Physician | 3 | $749,999 | +568.5% | |
| Outpatient Internal Medicine Faculty Physician, Department o | 3 | $245,000 | +63.3% | |
| Child and Adolescent Faculty Psychiatrist | 2 | $288,000 | +38.5% | |
| Family Medicine Physician | 2 | $312,500 | +57.9% | |
| Geriatrician | 2 | $235,000 | +76.3% | |
| Infectious Disease Physician | 2 | $325,000 | +220.8% | |
| Pediatric Hospitalist | 2 | $245,000 | +154.2% | |
| Core Staff Psychiatrist | 1 | $288,000 | +38.5% | |
| Emergency Med. Faculty/Director of Point of Care Ultrasound | 1 | $330,000 | +147.6% | |
| Emergency Medicine Faculty Director Point of Care Ultrasound | 1 | $370,000 | +93.9% | |
| Hematologist/Oncologist | 1 | $375,000 | +165.8% | |
| Infectious Disease Fellow | 1 | $69,967 | +15.8% | |
| Nephrology Faculty Physician | 1 | $380,000 | +238.7% | |
| Outpatient Internal Medicine Faculty Physician, Dept of Med. | 1 | $280,280 | +254.2% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield, CA | 23 | $294,816 |
By visa type: 23 H-1B. By outcome: 22 certified, 1 certified and later withdrawn.
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 Kern County Hospital Authority 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.
Other employers based in Bakersfield, CA
- Labminds Staffing and Recruiting, LLC13
- Omni Family Health12
- California State University, Bakersfield7
- Premier Hospitalists of Bakersfield Inc.5
- Clinica Sierra Vista47
- PLCs Plus International, Inc.24
- Kern County Superintendent of Schools20
- Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.17
- Precision Psychiatric Services, Inc.12
- International Fruit Genetics11