H1B Salary Data

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Hydrologists: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 19-2043. 351 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $75,608, middle half $65,000–$92,664.

Applications (LCAs)351
Median offered salary$75,608
Middle half of salaries$65,000–$92,664
10th–90th percentile$56,669–$104,367

By wage level

Wage levelLCAsMedian salary
Level I (entry)143$65,000
Level II (qualified)100$78,000
Level III (experienced)41$94,460
Level IV (fully competent)10$98,848

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

EmployerLCAsMedian salary
Texas A&M AgriLife Research16$56,742
SRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc.13$84,000
The Trustees of Princeton University12$67,167
University of California, San Diego11$85,013
University of Connecticut10$74,880
University of Colorado9$92,000
University of Michigan9$68,594
University of Minnesota8$61,800
University of Illinois8$68,550
The University of Arizona7$61,000
Ut-Battelle, LLC (oak Ridge National Laboratory)7$95,604
Desert Research Institute7$72,450
Louisiana State University and A&M College6$61,880
University of Maryland College Park6$95,505
The University of Iowa6$64,186
Arizona State University6$65,000
The University of Alabama6$62,500
The College of William and Mary5$73,420
Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii5$69,597
Prairie View A&M University5$58,800
University of Washington5$90,708
Triad National Security, LLC5$111,946
University of Alaska5$86,008
The University of Vermont4$60,714
The Leland Stanford, Jr University4$88,500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology4$71,500
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund4$76,674
Clemson University4$66,143
University of California, Santa Cruz4$89,150
The University of Memphis4$75,608
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.4$84,960
University of Southern Mississippi3$54,000
Piteau Associates USA, Ltd3$93,275
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology3$62,000
University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources3$95,800
Michigan Technological University3$67,500
Johns Hopkins University3$94,453
Rivus Consulting LLC3$87,464
WSP USA Inc.3$76,128
INTERA Incorporated3$98,730
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research3$102,655
University of Mississippi3$70,000
Boskalis Offshore Management, LLC3$92,690
The University of Kansas3$57,500
Battelle Memorial Institute3$112,600
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service2$52,000
University of Louisiana at Lafayette2$77,500
California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory2$97,032
Bonton Associates, LLC2$94,204
Errol L. Montgomery & Associates, Inc.2$81,000

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202367$68,950
FY202484$78,000
FY2025123$80,000
FY202677$78,966

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).