H-1B Filings
9
Established sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Educational Services CA DOL H-1B OSHA ITA
Palmdale School District: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
Palmdale School District in CA (Educational Services) is a sponsorship-and-safety profile: 9 H-1B LCAs plus an employer-specific OSHA injury record, with no WARN notices in this corpus.
Palmdale School District (CA): · 9 H-1B LCAs at a $89,239 disclosed median · OSHA Grade F (DART 3.28)
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Palmdale School District in CA carries 9 H-1B wage filings on record, a $89,239 median wage across 6 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median), a weak F OSHA safety grade and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 9 H-1B LCAs
- $89,239 median wage
- Grade F OSHA
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #5,514 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 88th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 19th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 88th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 19th pct
- median wage rank
- 27%
- safer on DART than
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B LCAs and this employer's OSHA injury log; no WARN notices are on file here.
F
Federal workforce composite
31/100
4 of 4 federal tracks · Palmdale School District
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
9 H-1B LCAs
#5,514 of 51,370 sponsors · 88th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$89,239 median
19th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety F
OSHA Grade F · DART 3.28
Safer than 27% of 214,554 employers with an OSHA ITA record
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.
Median H-1B Salary
$89,239
Below national median. Across 6 disclosed positions
OSHA Safety Grade
Grade F · DART 3.28
Riskier than industry average. vs 1.14 same 2-digit NAICS sector (OSHA ITA 2022–2023, hours-weighted)
Where Palmdale School District's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$89,239 Top 81% higher than 19% of 272,125 US employers
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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | Palmdale School District | DOL OFLC / OSHA |
| Industry | Educational Services | NAICS / DOL |
| State | CA | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 9 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $89,239 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| OSHA Safety Grade | F | OSHA ITA |
| OSHA DART Rate | 3.28 | OSHA ITA Establishment Records |
| Tracks not on file | WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
Palmdale School District's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records on file for this employer in CA (Educational Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #5,514 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 88th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 19th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; OSHA DART rate is safer than roughly 27% of 214,554 employers with an establishment injury record.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Classroom Teacher - Special Day Class | $110,894 |
| Classroom Teacher - Resource Specialist Program | $101,049 |
| Classroom Teacher-Science | $89,239 |
| Science Teacher | $88,739 |
| Special Day Class Teacher | $88,739 |
| Resource Specialist Program Teacher | $58,752 |
What the Data Says About Palmdale School District
Signature stat: H-1B volume
Palmdale School District's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 9 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 88% of sponsors in this corpus (#5,514 of 51,370).
Worse than sector norm
The establishment DART rate is 3.3, above the 1.1 sector norm (Grade F) across 157 reportable injuries on file.
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $89,239 median trails 81% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for Palmdale School District among Educational Services employers we track.
OSHA Safety Record
Grade F DART Rate: 3.28 (same-NAICS-sector avg: 1.14)
This employer DART rate (lower is safer)
Same NAICS-sector average
Palmdale School District's DART rate (days away/restricted/transferred per 100 FTE) vs the hours-weighted 2-digit NAICS sector average from OSHA ITA 2022–2023 (Educational Services).
Total reported injuries on file: 157.
Where Palmdale School District sits
This employer among Educational Services H-1B peers
Across the 201 Educational Services sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, Palmdale School District files more petitions than 0% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 83%, the selective, above-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (9 filings · $89,239 median here).
Each muted dot is one educational services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 42; the brand marker is Palmdale School District. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How Palmdale School District compares to Educational Services peers
Palmdale School District's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Educational Services (home state CA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
Palmdale School District
9 H-1B filings
University of Michigan
602 H-1B filings
Johns Hopkins University
412 H-1B filings
Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate
Two federal-records peer sets for Palmdale School District, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar OSHA DART rate
Nearest injury-rate peers outside CA (DART 3.28 here).
- Acme Engineering & Maufacturing Corp. (OK) · DART 3.28
- ACPI Wood Products (PA) · DART 3.28
- Austin Powder Company (TN) · DART 3.28
- Bass Pro Shops, LLC (MO) · DART 3.28
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 Palmdale School District
For Palmdale School District, read sponsorship pay (9 H-1B LCAs, median $89,239) next to the OSHA safety grade (F).
- H-1B median is $89,239 across 6 disclosed-wage positions (of 9 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
- Safety grade F reflects a DART rate read against the Educational Services average of 1.14 - a relative benchmark, not an absolute verdict. How grades work
Palmdale School District'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
- University of Michigan (MI) - 602 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Johns Hopkins University (MD) - 412 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Washington University (MO) - 408 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Interpreting safety grades - how Palmdale School District's OSHA DART read is graded against its sector.
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like Palmdale School District's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put Palmdale School District next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where Palmdale School District's #5,514 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 Palmdale School District's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, Palmdale School District's disclosed median of $89,239 sits at the 19th 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 Palmdale School District's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
Palmdale School District has 9 H-1B filings on record, ranking #5,514 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 88th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
What does Palmdale School District's OSHA safety grade mean?
Palmdale School District carries Grade F from its establishment injury record (157 injuries on file; DART 3.28). That DART rate is safer than roughly 27% of 214,554 employers with an injury record in this corpus. Grades compare DART against industry averages, see the Interpreting Safety Grades guide.
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 and OSHA Injury Tracking Application records, 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.