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Research Staff Member (Physicist)

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Research Staff Member (Physicist) insights

Official U.S. DOL records

Total filings25All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Median yearly base salary$105,80423 eligible salary records

Employer names3Distinct reported names

Typical salary range$94,620–$147,000Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 20253 filings$188,959 median · n=2

*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

$75k–$100kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 23 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Research Staff Member (Physicist)13

$147,000 median · n=12 eligible

Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)12

$102,600 median · n=11 eligible

Top 2 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Livermore, CA16

$112,920 median · n=15 eligible

Livermore, CALIFORNIA9

$97,800 median · n=8 eligible

Top 2 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

96.0%Certified LCAs

Certified24 96.0%

Certified - Withdrawn1 4.0%

Denominator: all 25 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC25

$105,804 median · n=23 eligible

Top 1 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$105,804Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$87,960

25th percentile$94,620

Median (50th)$105,804

75th percentile$147,000

90th percentile$193,069

n=23 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

Salary filing history

25 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $238,542.1 per hour I-200-25112-892425 Reported wage: $238,542.1 / hour Annualized: $496,167,568 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-04-29 Employment end: 2028-09-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	04/22/2025	09/06/2025
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $181,973.2 /yr I-200-24332-505887 Reported wage: $181,973.2 / year Annualized: $181,973 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-12-05 Employment end: 2028-01-20 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	11/27/2024	01/21/2025
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $195,944.75 /yr I-200-24325-488566 Reported wage: $195,944.75 / year Annualized: $195,945 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2024-11-27 Employment end: 2028-04-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	11/20/2024	04/06/2025
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $195,842.76 /yr I-200-24047-726397 Reported wage: $195,842.76 / year Annualized: $195,843 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-02-26 Employment end: 2027-04-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	02/16/2024	04/06/2024
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $112,740 /yr I-200-23194-186340 Reported wage: $112,740 / year Annualized: $112,740 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-07-20 Employment end: 2026-08-13 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	07/13/2023	08/14/2023
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $117,960 /yr I-200-23184-164760 Reported wage: $117,960 / year Annualized: $117,960 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-07-11 Employment end: 2026-10-19 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	07/03/2023	10/20/2023
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $112,740 /yr I-200-23173-137323 Reported wage: $112,740 / year Annualized: $112,740 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-06-29 Employment end: 2026-08-13 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	06/22/2023	08/14/2023
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $104,400 /yr I-200-23053-794796 Reported wage: $104,400 / year Annualized: $104,400 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-03-01 Employment end: 2026-03-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	02/22/2023	03/06/2023
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $112,920 /yr I-200-22256-469841 Reported wage: $112,920 / year Annualized: $112,920 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-09-20 Employment end: 2022-11-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	09/13/2022	10/14/2022
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $204,000 /yr I-200-22076-987208 Reported wage: $204,000 / year Annualized: $204,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-03-24 Employment end: 2025-09-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	03/17/2022	09/06/2022
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $153,960 /yr I-200-22060-940518 Reported wage: $153,960 / year Annualized: $153,960 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-03-08 Employment end: 2025-04-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	03/01/2022	04/18/2022
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $144,000 /yr I-200-21291-650723 Reported wage: $144,000 / year Annualized: $144,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2021-10-25 Employment end: 2025-01-20 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	10/18/2021	01/21/2022
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $97,800 /yr I-200-19232-799070 Reported wage: $97,800 / year Annualized: $97,800 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-08-26 Employment end: 2022-10-14 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CALIFORNIA	08/20/2019	10/14/2019
Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $150,000 /yr I-200-19227-219314 Reported wage: $150,000 / year Annualized: $150,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-08-21 Employment end: 2022-09-08 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CALIFORNIA	08/15/2019	09/09/2019
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $102,600 /yr I-200-19176-368899 Reported wage: $102,600 / year Annualized: $102,600 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-07-01 Employment end: 2020-09-06 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CALIFORNIA	06/25/2019	09/06/2019
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $102,600 /yr I-200-19093-414021 Reported wage: $102,600 / year Annualized: $102,600 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-04-23 Employment end: 2022-09-02 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CALIFORNIA	04/17/2019	09/05/2019
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $97,800 /yr I-200-19093-272925 Reported wage: $97,800 / year Annualized: $97,800 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-04-09 Employment end: 2022-09-02 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CALIFORNIA	04/03/2019	09/03/2019
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $89,400 /yr I-200-18361-864442 Reported wage: $89,400–$89,400 / year Annualized: $89,400 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-01-03 Employment end: 2022-02-24 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CALIFORNIA	12/27/2018	02/25/2019
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $93,000 /yr I-200-18353-461003 Reported wage: $93,000–$93,000 / year Annualized: $93,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2018-12-31 Employment end: 2022-04-19 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CALIFORNIA	12/21/2018	04/20/2019
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $105,804 /yr I-200-18325-364703 Reported wage: $105,804–$105,804 / year Annualized: $105,804 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2018-11-28 Employment end: 2022-01-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CALIFORNIA	11/21/2018	01/06/2019
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $93,000 /yr I-200-18323-419388 Reported wage: $93,000–$99,000 / year Annualized: $93,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2018-11-26 Employment end: 2022-01-20 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CALIFORNIA	11/19/2018	01/21/2019
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $96,240 /yr I-200-17325-824572 Reported wage: $96,240 / year Annualized: $96,240 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2018 Decision: 2017-11-28 Employment end: 2020-12-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	11/21/2017	12/18/2017
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $87,600 /yr I-200-16222-297513 Reported wage: $87,600 / year Annualized: $87,600 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2016 Decision: 2016-08-15 Employment end: 2019-12-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	08/09/2016	01/01/2017
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $84,000 /yr I-200-16209-184497 Reported wage: $84,000 / year Annualized: $84,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2016 Decision: 2016-08-02 Employment end: 2019-09-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	07/27/2016	09/06/2016
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Physicist)	Filing details $84,000 /yr I-200-16139-412767 Reported wage: $84,000 / year Annualized: $84,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2016 Decision: 2016-05-24 Employment end: 2019-09-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Livermore, CA	05/18/2016	09/06/2016

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.