California Independent System Operator — 192 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 32
- Filings · FY2025
- $145k
- Median base · FY2025
- Electrical Engineer
- Top role · 46 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 179 all-time
California Independent System Operator filed 32 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 146% from the year before), with a median base salary of $145k and the middle 50% of offers between $125k and $157k. That is 38% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 192 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Electrical Engineer in California.
How much does California Independent System Operator pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $145k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has California Independent System Operator's H-1B hiring changed by year?
20 certified filings in FY2016 → 10 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10 | −69% | $135k |
| FY2025 | 32 | +146% | $145k |
| FY2024 | 13 | −7% | $142k |
| FY2023 | 14 | −42% | $133k |
| FY2022 | 24 | +33% | $129k |
| FY2021 | 18 | +20% | $112k |
| FY2020 | 15 | +7% | $118k |
| FY2019 | 14 | −26% | $107k |
| FY2018 | 19 | +46% | $100k |
| FY2017 | 13 | −35% | $110k |
| FY2016 | 20 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does California Independent System Operator file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 72% of California Independent System Operator's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 169 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I1.2%2
- Level II26.6%45
- Level III36.1%61
- Level IV36.1%61
What jobs does California Independent System Operator sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for California Independent System Operator's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineer | 46 | $131k |
| Operations Engineer | 12 | $98k |
| Senior Operations Engineer | 9 | $128k |
| Software Developer, Applications | 8 | $115k |
| Applications Engineer Lead | 5 | $127k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 5 | $140k |
| Senior Applications Engineer | 5 | $118k |
| Senior Regional Transmission Engineer | 4 | $108k |
| Reliability and Market Operations Engineer | 4 | $105k |
| Lead Power Systems Engineering Specialist | 4 | $124k |
Where does California Independent System Operator hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 179 | $122k |
| TX | 5 | $115k |
| SC | 2 | $130k |
| WA | 1 | $109k |
| IL | 1 | $127k |
| AZ | 1 | $111k |
| CO | 1 | $155k |
| CT | 1 | $144k |
| PA | 1 | $113k |
What has California Independent System Operator filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 192 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about California Independent System Operator's H-1B filings
- How much does California Independent System Operator pay H-1B workers?
- California Independent System Operator's median certified H-1B base salary is $145k (FY2025), from 32 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does California Independent System Operator sponsor?
- California Independent System Operator has 192 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does California Independent System Operator sponsor for H-1B?
- California Independent System Operator's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Electrical Engineer, Operations Engineer, Senior Operations Engineer, Software Developer, Applications.
- Where does California Independent System Operator hire H-1B workers?
- California Independent System Operator's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, SC, WA.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →