H-1B Filings
115
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Construction CA DOL H-1B
California Department of Transportation: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
California Department of Transportation in CA (Construction) is dominated by DOL H-1B labor-condition applications (115 on file) at a $96,702 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.
California Department of Transportation (CA): · 115 H-1B LCAs at a $96,702 disclosed median
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, California Department of Transportation in CA carries 115 H-1B wage filings on record, a $96,702 median wage across 56 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 115 H-1B LCAs
- $96,702 median wage
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #400 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 99th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 26th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 99th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 26th pct
- median wage rank
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B labor condition applications only, OSHA and WARN tracks are empty on this profile.
F
Federal workforce composite
38/100
3 of 4 federal tracks · California Department of Transportation
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A+
115 H-1B LCAs
#400 of 51,370 sponsors · 99th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$96,702 median
26th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety N/A
No OSHA record
No employer-specific OSHA ITA injury log; weight redistributes (industry estimates never pad this dim).
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- California Department of Transportation's disclosed H-1B petition count rose from 31 in FY2024 to 38 in FY2025 (+22.6%).
- California Department of Transportation's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage rose from $93,239 in FY2024 to $96,131 in FY2025 (+3.1%).
Median H-1B Salary
$96,702
Below national median. Across 56 disclosed positions
Where California Department of Transportation's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$96,702 Top 74% higher than 26% of 272,125 US employers
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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
California Department of Transportation's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (+3.1% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | California Department of Transportation | DOL OFLC |
| Industry | Construction | NAICS / DOL |
| State | CA | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 115 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $96,702 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| Tracks not on file | employer OSHA injury log, WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
California Department of Transportation's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications on file for this employer in CA (Construction). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #400 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 99th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 26th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; WARN history is cleaner than 14% of 304,376 employers tracked here.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Supervising Transportation Engineer, Caltrans | $178,044 |
| Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans | $154,512 |
| Senior Transportation Engineer Electrical (Supervisor) | $133,248 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $116,544 |
| Transportation Engineer (Electrical) | $116,544 |
| Transportation Engineer (Electrical) | $114,048 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $113,148 |
| Transportation Engineer (Electrical) | $113,148 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $106,752 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $106,752 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $106,752 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $106,752 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $106,752 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $106,752 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $103,644 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $103,644 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $103,644 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $103,644 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $103,644 |
| Transportation Engineer (Electrical) | $103,644 |
| ASSOCIATE TRANSPORTATION PLANNER | $99,036 |
| Associate Transportation Planner | $99,036 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $98,980 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $98,355 |
| Senior Transportation Planner | $98,160 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $97,944 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $97,380 |
| Environmental Scientist | $96,702 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $95,433 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $94,080 |
| Research Data Specialist I | $93,966 |
| Transportation Engineer (Electrical) | $91,680 |
| RESEARCH DATA ANALYST II | $89,832 |
| Research Data Analyst II | $89,832 |
| Engineering Geologist | $89,136 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $89,136 |
| Research Data Specialist II | $89,004 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $87,916 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $87,840 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $86,544 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $86,544 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $86,544 |
| Transportation Engineer (Electrical) | $86,544 |
| Transportation Engineer (Electrical) | $86,544 |
| LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATE, CALTRANS | $85,338 |
| Transportation Engineer (Civil) | $84,852 |
| TRANSPORTATION PLANNER | $82,374 |
| Analyst II | $81,468 |
| Associate Governmental Program Analyst | $81,468 |
| Research Data Analyst II | $79,764 |
What the Data Says About California Department of Transportation
Signature stat: H-1B volume
California Department of Transportation's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 115 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 99% of sponsors in this corpus (#400 of 51,370).
No OSHA record despite scale
California Department of Transportation sponsors 115 H-1B positions but carries no employer OSHA DART rate here — at this filing volume the gap usually reflects recordkeeping exemptions, not a verified safety judgment.
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for California Department of Transportation among Construction employers we track.
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $96,702 median trails 74% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
Growing LCA footprint
FY2025 added 7 filings versus FY2024 (22.6%), a sponsorship expansion visible in the raw LCA counts.
Where California Department of Transportation sits
This employer among Construction H-1B peers
Across the 108 Construction sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, California Department of Transportation files more petitions than 100% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 47%, the high-volume, below-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (115 filings · $96,702 median here).
Each muted dot is one construction peer from a filings-stratified sample of 39; the brand marker is California Department of Transportation. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How California Department of Transportation compares to Construction peers
California Department of Transportation's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Construction (home state CA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
California Department of Transportation
115 H-1B filings
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
91 H-1B filings
CORE TECH CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
87 H-1B filings
Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate
Two federal-records peer sets for California Department of Transportation, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar H-1B filing volume
Nearest nationwide sponsors outside CA (115 filings here).
- ARUP Laboratories (UT) · 115 filings
- Ericsson Inc. (TX) · 115 filings
- KPIT Technologies, Inc. (MI) · 115 filings
- DECOFRUT INC (NJ) · 116 filings
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on disclosed filing counts and OSHA ITA DART rates; employers with fewer than 100 H-1B filings or fewer than 10 reported injuries are excluded from the comparison corpus.
What to check before working with California Department of Transportation
For California Department of Transportation, start with sponsorship pay (115 H-1B LCAs, median $96,702) and only then layer any other federal silence.
- H-1B median is $96,702 across 56 disclosed-wage positions (of 115 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
California Department of Transportation's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (TX) - 91 H-1B filings in the same Construction roster
- CORE TECH CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION (GU) - 87 H-1B filings in the same Construction roster
- Kiewit Engineering Group Inc. (NE) - 87 H-1B filings in the same Construction roster
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like California Department of Transportation's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put California Department of Transportation next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where California Department of Transportation's #400 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from OSHA and the DOL Wage and Hour Division. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does California Department of Transportation's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, California Department of Transportation's disclosed median of $96,702 sits at the 26th percentile (below the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does California Department of Transportation's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
California Department of Transportation has 115 H-1B filings on record, ranking #400 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 99th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
Related guides: How OSHA safety grades are calculated · Using H-1B wage filings in salary negotiation
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.