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Brookhaven National Laboratory vs California Institute of Technology

Select two employer filers to compare H-1B LCA filing volume, DOL certification rates, listed offered wages, and top job titles from Department of Labor disclosure records. LCA filings are not USCIS petition approvals, visa issuances, or proof of employment. See our methodology.

Employer A

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Upton, NY

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Employer B

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

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Key Metrics

Metric Brookhaven National Laboratory California Institute of
Total LCA Filings 851 551
Certified LCA Filings 835 544
DOL Certification Rate (higher is better) 98.1% 98.7%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $114,531 $90,398
Salary Range $71,000 – $253,838 $52,770 – $230,000
Total Workers 851 551
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Job Title LCA Filings Avg Wage
Research Staff 3 Physics 101 $124,574
Research Associate Physics 69 $81,935
Research Staff 3 53 $129,004
Research Staff 4 Physics 50 $142,653
Research Associate Chemistry 47 $81,470
Research Associate Materials Science 43 $80,192

California Institute of Technology

Job Title LCA Filings Avg Wage
Staff Scientist 30 $84,088
Research Scientist 26 $86,248
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in BBE 24 $73,488
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in BBE 21 $72,927
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Chemistry 17 $70,138
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics 13 $72,859

Year-over-Year LCA Filing Volume

Fiscal Year Brookhaven National, LCA Filings California Institute, LCA Filings
FY2023 126 (123 cert.) 198 (195 cert.)
FY2024 117 (112 cert.) 116 (114 cert.)
FY2025 123 (120 cert.) 158 (156 cert.)
FY2026 485 (480 cert.) 79 (79 cert.)

Download the national H-1B LCA summary cited on this page: h1b-statistics.csv (derived from DOL OFLC disclosure files; CC BY 4.0 with attribution).