California Water Service — 15 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2023
- $141k
- Median base · FY2023
- Senior Developer
- Top role · 6 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 14 all-time
California Water Service filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2023, with a median base salary of $141k and the middle 50% of offers between $141k and $141k. That is 24% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 15 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Developer in California.
How much does California Water Service 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. $141k median in FY2023. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has California Water Service's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 4 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4 | +300% | $147k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $141k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −50% | $114k |
| FY2020 | 2 | −50% | $132k |
| FY2019 | 4 | +100% | $132k |
| FY2018 | 2 | +100% | $108k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $115k |
Which wage levels does California Water Service file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 50% of California Water Service'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 12 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I8.3%1
- Level II41.7%5
- Level III41.7%5
- Level IV8.3%1
What jobs does California Water Service sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Developer | 6 | $132k |
| Manager of Electrical Engineering | 2 | $126k |
| P-4 Engineer (Electrical) | 1 | $133k |
| Scada Programmable Logic Controller/Human Machine Interface | 1 | $108k |
| Senior Developer/Software QA Analyst | 1 | $169k |
| Scada (PLC/Hmi), Supervisor | 1 | $114k |
| Electrical Engineer | 1 | $147k |
| Engineering Supervisor | 1 | $129k |
| P-2 Assistant Engineer, Electrical | 1 | $160k |
Where does California Water Service 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 | 14 | $132k |
| HI | 1 | $129k |
What has California Water Service filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for California Water Service: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senior Developer/Software QA Analyst | $169,258 |
| 2026 | Electrical Engineer | $147,376 |
| 2026 | Engineering Supervisor | $128,627 |
| 2026 | P-2 Assistant Engineer, Electrical | $160,040 |
| 2023 | Senior Developer | $141,378 |
| 2021 | Scada (PLC/Hmi), Supervisor | $113,589 |
| 2020 | Senior Developer | $131,726 |
| 2020 | Senior Developer | $131,726 |
| 2019 | Manager of Electrical Engineering | $157,269 |
| 2019 | Manager of Electrical Engineering | $126,027 |
| 2019 | Senior Developer | $132,184 |
| 2019 | Senior Developer | $132,184 |
| 2018 | P-4 Engineer (Electrical) | $133,368 |
| 2018 | Scada Programmable Logic Controller/Human Machine Interface | $107,890 |
| 2016 | Senior Developer | $114,795 |
Common questions about California Water Service's H-1B filings
- How much does California Water Service pay H-1B workers?
- California Water Service's median certified H-1B base salary is $141k (FY2023), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does California Water Service sponsor?
- California Water Service has 15 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does California Water Service sponsor for H-1B?
- California Water Service's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Developer, Manager of Electrical Engineering, P-4 Engineer (Electrical), Scada Programmable Logic Controller/Human Machine Interface.
- Where does California Water Service hire H-1B workers?
- California Water Service's top H-1B worksite states are CA, HI.
- 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 →