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Berkeley, CA, 94720 H-1B market data
ZIP-bounded LCA market summary with top companies, top roles, wage ranges, filing coverage, and quarterly trend points. State can be inferred from the dominant loaded LCA worksite state for the ZIP.
Market summary
| Market ID | zip:94720 |
| Match type | postal_code |
| City | Berkeley |
| State | CA |
| Postal code | 94720 |
| LCA filings | 3,583 |
| Companies | 60 |
| Role titles | 1,515 |
| Fiscal-year coverage | FY2016 to FY2026 |
Wage summary
| Annualized low min | $35,000 |
| Annualized high max | $374,150,400 |
| Annualized low average | $210,026 |
| Outlier count | 3 |
Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 94720.
Top companies
| Company | LCA filings | Cases | Low wage min | High wage max | First FY | Latest FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | 1,756 | 1,756 | 42,840 | 430,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 1,587 | 1,587 | 38,334 | 374,150,400 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 99 | 99 | 35,000 | 98,000 | 2,016 | 2,026 |
| Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. Inc. | 16 | 16 | 72,000 | 93,000 | 2,016 | 2,023 |
| Grabango | 13 | 13 | 92,560 | 210,000 | 2,020 | 2,020 |
| Grabango Co. | 8 | 8 | 92,560 | 208,000 | 2,020 | 2,023 |
| Kent State University | 7 | 7 | 67,000 | 79,914 | 2,019 | 2,025 |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | 6 | 6 | 71,843 | 96,369 | 2,016 | 2,022 |
| THE CLAY MATHEMATICS INSTITUTE, INC. | 5 | 5 | 62,878 | 100,734 | 2,017 | 2,019 |
| University Corporation for Atmospheric Research | 5 | 5 | 59,176 | 70,000 | 2,019 | 2,021 |
| KPI PARTNERS, INC. | 4 | 4 | 79,498 | 120,000 | 2,016 | 2,020 |
| SCUBA PROBE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | 4 | 4 | 73,000 | 0 | 2,017 | 2,018 |
| Battelle Memorial Institute | 3 | 3 | 99,106 | 99,106 | 2,024 | 2,024 |
| Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory | 3 | 3 | 71,448 | 217,764 | 2,020 | 2,020 |
| National Bureau of Economic Research | 3 | 3 | 54,990 | 60,500 | 2,022 | 2,023 |
Top roles
| Title | SOC | LCA filings | Low wage min | High wage max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | 19-2012.00 Physicists | 63 | $56,880 | $82,836 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | 19-1021.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists | 47 | $56,880 | $90,605 |
| Computer Systems Engineer 3 | 15-1299.08 Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 40 | $123,684 | $7,768,800 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | 19-1029.02 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | 37 | $54,540 | $82,836 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | 19-2031.00 Chemists | 35 | $57,456 | $89,167 |
| POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR EMPLOYEE | 19-1029 BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS, ALL OTHER | 31 | $44,340 | $61,880 |
| MATERIALS POSTDOC FELLOW | 19-2032 MATERIALS SCIENTISTS | 29 | $53,184 | $53,184 |
| Assistant Professor | 25-1022.00 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary | 27 | $78,020 | $214,400 |
| Assistant Project Scientist | 19-1029.02 Molecular and Cellular Biologists | 26 | $64,000 | $98,500 |
| Assistant Project Scientist | 19-2012.00 Physicists | 26 | $65,700 | $98,500 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | 17-2031.00 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 26 | $55,632 | $82,836 |
| POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR EMPLOYEE | 19-1021 BIOCHEMISTS AND BIOPHYSICISTS | 22 | $44,340 | $66,000 |
| Assistant Professor | 25-1032.00 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 20 | $114,100 | $150,500 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | 19-1042.00 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 20 | $56,712 | $80,034 |
| BIOLOGIST POSTDOC FELLOW | 19-1029 BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS, ALL OTHER | 18 | $48,900 | $60,336 |
Market trend
| Period | LCA count | Role titles | SOC codes | Avg wage low | Avg prevailing | Certified | Certification rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q2 | 299 | 139 | 65 | $76,804 | $60,184 | 291 | 97.3% |
| 2017 Q2 | 304 | 133 | 57 | $81,192 | $65,591 | 299 | 98.4% |
| 2018 Q2 | 267 | 114 | 57 | $83,593 | $66,161 | 263 | 98.5% |
| 2019 Q2 | 285 | 131 | 60 | $91,388 | $71,370 | 283 | 99.3% |
| 2020 Q1 | 75 | 45 | 35 | $101,053 | $84,463 | 72 | 96.0% |
| 2020 Q2 | 75 | 51 | 37 | $100,570 | $84,797 | 73 | 97.3% |
| 2020 Q3 | 60 | 29 | 29 | $101,976 | $70,706 | 59 | 98.3% |
| 2020 Q4 | 73 | 49 | 42 | $97,381 | $77,287 | 71 | 97.3% |
| 2021 Q1 | 68 | 45 | 29 | $94,771 | $79,924 | 67 | 98.5% |
| 2021 Q2 | 136 | 73 | 46 | $88,159 | $75,681 | 131 | 96.3% |
| 2021 Q3 | 236 | 115 | 60 | $90,307 | $75,869 | 231 | 97.9% |
| 2021 Q4 | 86 | 55 | 41 | $90,808 | $72,839 | 86 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q1 | 81 | 49 | 37 | $98,260 | $75,523 | 81 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q2 | 71 | 37 | 30 | $87,827 | $75,384 | 71 | 100.0% |
| 2022 Q3 | 101 | 57 | 49 | $1,816,635 | $74,891 | 99 | 98.0% |
| 2022 Q4 | 87 | 44 | 40 | $99,015 | $73,975 | 86 | 98.9% |
| 2023 Q1 | 61 | 34 | 31 | $94,825 | $78,072 | 58 | 95.1% |
| 2023 Q2 | 162 | 92 | 57 | $102,420 | $80,706 | 158 | 97.5% |
| 2023 Q3 | 115 | 56 | 51 | $103,105 | $78,628 | 111 | 96.5% |
| 2023 Q4 | 77 | 44 | 39 | $99,746 | $82,183 | 76 | 98.7% |
| 2024 Q1 | 73 | 41 | 30 | $3,242,970 | $83,117 | 72 | 98.6% |
| 2024 Q2 | 62 | 38 | 28 | $101,534 | $81,856 | 61 | 98.4% |
| 2024 Q3 | 104 | 47 | 46 | $105,816 | $83,810 | 103 | 99.0% |
| 2024 Q4 | 102 | 49 | 41 | $171,673 | $84,107 | 100 | 98.0% |
| 2025 Q1 | 68 | 38 | 37 | $113,237 | $86,349 | 68 | 100.0% |
| 2025 Q2 | 102 | 59 | 42 | $110,799 | $88,207 | 100 | 98.0% |
| 2025 Q3 | 95 | 41 | 49 | $114,540 | $89,354 | 94 | 98.9% |
| 2025 Q4 | 90 | 44 | 39 | $117,622 | $89,542 | 90 | 100.0% |
| 2026 Q2 | 168 | 71 | 58 | $121,353 | $93,599 | 166 | 98.8% |
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