Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) H-1B wage filings
Moss Landing, CA. Last filed in fiscal 2025. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) filed 24 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2025. The median wage it offered was $77,000, 9.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Postdoctoral Fellow (10 filings, median $67,000).
- Filings since FY2021
- 24
- Positions covered
- 23
- Certified
- 95.8%
- Job titles
- 7
- Worksite cities
- 1
- Last filed
- FY2025
Offered wage since 2021
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)'s median H-1B wage offer rose 20%, from $64,000 in fiscal 2023 to $77,000 in fiscal 2025. In fiscal 2025 it was 9.4% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2025, with 11 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | $77,000 | n/a | $72,966 | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | 8 | $64,000 | n/a | $56,899 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 10 | $67,000 | +5.9% | |
| Research Engineering Technician | 4 | $62,500 | +11.3% | |
| Principal Engineer | 3 | $172,000 | +117.8% | |
| Research Engineer | 3 | $105,000 | +31.6% | |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $142,453 | +70.0% | |
| President/CEO | 1 | $450,000 | +88.1% | |
| Scientist | 1 | $86,154 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Moss Landing, CA | 24 | $77,000 |
By visa type: 21 H-1B, 3 H-1B1 (Chile). By outcome: 22 certified, 1 certified and later withdrawn, 1 withdrawn before a decision.
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 Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) 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.