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Desert Research Institute

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Median yearly base wage$74,500n=22 eligible

Middle 50% of yearly wages$68,420 – $89,995

Most reported worksiteReno, NV14 matching filings

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Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
Desert Research Institute	Assistant Research Professor	Filing details $99,000 /yr I-200-26079-719457 Reported wage: $99,000 / year Annualized: $99,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-03-27 Employment end: 2029-03-29 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	03/20/2026	03/30/2026
Desert Research Institute	Staff Research Scientist, Stem Curriculum/Operations Manager	Filing details $70,000 /yr I-200-26065-686439 Reported wage: $70,000 / year Annualized: $70,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-03-13 Employment end: 2029-08-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	03/06/2026	08/31/2026
Desert Research Institute	Postdoctoral Researcher, Experimental Aerosol Optics	Filing details $67,018 /yr I-200-26043-637325 Reported wage: $67,018 / year Annualized: $67,018 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-02-20 Employment end: 2029-03-08 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	02/12/2026	03/09/2026
Desert Research Institute	Assistant Research Professor	Filing details $98,280 /yr I-200-25314-393542 Reported wage: $98,280 / year Annualized: $98,280 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2025-11-18 Employment end: 2028-11-10 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	11/10/2025	11/11/2025
Desert Research Institute	Maki Postdoctoral Researcher	Filing details $75,608 /yr I-200-25258-307949 Reported wage: $75,608 / year Annualized: $75,608 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-09-22 Employment end: 2028-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	09/15/2025	10/01/2025
Desert Research Institute	Director, Environmental Health And Safety	Filing details $118,352.64 /yr I-200-25233-258876 Reported wage: $118,352.64 / year Annualized: $118,353 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-08-28 Employment end: 2029-02-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	08/21/2025	02/18/2026
Desert Research Institute	Assistant Research Scientist, Computational Research	Filing details $99,784 /yr I-200-25132-963938 Reported wage: $99,784 / year Annualized: $99,784 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-05-19 Employment end: 2028-11-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Las Vegas, NV	05/12/2025	11/06/2025
Desert Research Institute	Postdoctoral Researcher	Filing details $72,450 /yr I-200-25128-952507 Reported wage: $72,450 / year Annualized: $72,450 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-05-15 Employment end: 2028-11-02 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	05/08/2025	11/03/2025
Desert Research Institute	Postdoctoral Researcher	Filing details $75,000 /yr I-200-25106-870520 Reported wage: $75,000 / year Annualized: $75,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-04-23 Employment end: 2028-05-11 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Las Vegas, NV	04/16/2025	05/12/2025
Desert Research Institute	Postdoctoral Researcher	Filing details $80,018 /yr I-200-25072-773435 Reported wage: $80,018 / year Annualized: $80,018 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-03-20 Employment end: 2028-03-06 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Pleasanton, CA	03/13/2025	03/20/2025
Desert Research Institute	Maki Postdoctoral Researcher	Filing details $74,000 /yr I-200-25027-644303 Reported wage: $74,000 / year Annualized: $74,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-02-03 Employment end: 2028-07-20 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Las Vegas, NV	01/27/2025	07/21/2025
Desert Research Institute	Postdoctoral Researcher	Filing details $80,018 /yr I-200-25022-634621 Reported wage: $80,018 / year Annualized: $80,018 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-01-29 Employment end: 2028-03-06 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	01/22/2025	03/07/2025
Desert Research Institute	Maki Postdoctoral Researcher	Filing details $72,000 /yr I-200-24275-376134 Reported wage: $72,000 / year Annualized: $72,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-10-08 Employment end: 2027-12-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Las Vegas, NV	10/01/2024	01/01/2025
Desert Research Institute	Postdoctoral Researcher, Aerosol Scientist	Filing details $69,680 /yr I-200-24274-374091 Reported wage: $69,680 / year Annualized: $69,680 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-10-07 Employment end: 2028-03-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	09/30/2024	04/01/2025
Desert Research Institute	Staff Research Scientist, Ciwas Program Manager	Filing details $62,720 /yr I-200-24149-042955 Reported wage: $62,720 / year Annualized: $62,720 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-06-04 Employment end: 2027-10-14 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	05/28/2024	10/15/2024
Desert Research Institute	Postdoctoral Researcher	Filing details $68,000 /yr I-200-24059-755461 Reported wage: $68,000 / year Annualized: $68,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-03-06 Employment end: 2027-04-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Las Vegas, NV	02/28/2024	05/01/2024
Desert Research Institute	Postdoc Researcher,Metabolites & Biomarker Mass Spectrometry	Filing details $68,000 /yr I-200-24044-713830 Reported wage: $68,000 / year Annualized: $68,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-02-21 Employment end: 2027-05-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	02/13/2024	06/01/2024
Desert Research Institute	Asst Research Prof, Hydrologic Sciences & Remote Sensing	Filing details $91,840 /yr I-200-24008-623644 Reported wage: $91,840 / year Annualized: $91,840 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-01-16 Employment end: 2027-06-04 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	01/08/2024	06/05/2024
Desert Research Institute	Assistant Research Professor, Cancer Biology And Genetics	Filing details $100,000 /yr I-200-20206-734203 Reported wage: $100,000 / year Annualized: $100,000 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-07-01 Employment end: 2023-08-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	07/24/2020	09/01/2020
Desert Research Institute	Assistant Research Professor, Cancer Biology And Genetics	Filing details $100,000 /yr I-200-20192-707685 Reported wage: $100,000 / year Annualized: $100,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-07-17 Employment end: 2023-08-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Reno, NV	07/10/2020	09/10/2020
Desert Research Institute	Assistant Research Professor	Filing details $84,460 /yr I-200-20188-697331 Reported wage: $84,460 / year Annualized: $84,460 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-07-13 Employment end: 2023-12-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Las Vegas, NV	07/06/2020	01/01/2021
Desert Research Institute	Postdoctoral Fellow, Hydrogeology	Filing details $64,160.88 /yr I-200-17320-861452 Reported wage: $64,160.88 / year Annualized: $64,161 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2017-11-22 Employment end: 2018-12-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Las Vegas, NV	11/16/2017	01/01/2018
Desert Research Institute	Postdoctoral Fellow	Filing details $58,460 /yr I-200-16357-274681 Reported wage: $58,460 / year Annualized: $58,460 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2016-12-29 Employment end: 2018-01-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Las Vegas, NV	12/22/2016	02/01/2017

About Desert Research Institute H-1B salary records

This view contains 23 matching filings across all loaded fiscal years. The median reported yearly base wage is $74,500, based on 22 certified filings with positive yearly pay. These are filing-level observations, not unique employees or total compensation.

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Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 2026*4 filings$84,140 median · n=4

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$50k–$75kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 22 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Salary ranges by role

Which common roles report higher base wages?

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Not enough eligible records to compare groups. Each group needs at least 20.

Up to six of the eight most-filed roles, ordered by median pay. At least 20 certified, positive yearly wages per group. Bars compare median yearly base salary from a zero baseline. Typical range contains the middle 50% of wages. Click a group to inspect its filings.

Salary ranges by city

How does reported pay differ across common worksites?

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Not enough eligible records to compare groups. Each group needs at least 20.

Up to six of the eight most-filed worksites, ordered by median pay. At least 20 certified, positive yearly wages per group. Bars compare median yearly base salary from a zero baseline. Typical range contains the middle 50% of wages. Click a group to inspect its filings.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

95.7%Certified LCAs

Certified22 95.7%

Certified - Withdrawn1 4.3%

Denominator: all 23 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$74,500Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$64,447

25th percentile$68,420

Median (50th)$74,500

75th percentile$89,995

90th percentile$99,706

n=22 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology