Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Physicist salary

Based on 28 H-1B filings by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Medical Physicist, Assistant Physicist

Median salary$143,418
Middle 50%$95.8k–$167.1k
vs. all employers+59%comparison median $90,000
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,698 and $351,859.
PercentileSalary
10th$79,806
25th$95,814
50th (median)$143,418
75th$167,142
90th$182,457

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $125k $180k FY2020: median $110,616 (13 filings) FY2021: median $79,789 (21 filings) FY2022: median $81,360 (31 filings) FY2023: median $108,882 (24 filings) FY2024: median $122,988 (25 filings) FY2025: median $139,180 (14 filings) FY2026: median $163,512 (14 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 31 filings FY22 FY2023: 24 filings FY23 FY2024: 25 filings FY24 FY2025: 14 filings FY25 FY2026: 14 filings FY26 31
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$110,616$104,232$136,80013
FY2021$79,789$58,560$108,34821
FY2022$81,360$70,818$125,35231
FY2023$108,882$72,876$135,70524
FY2024$122,988$79,512$147,00025
FY2025$139,180$102,378$154,20014
FY2026$163,512$98,367$178,62514

By city

Berkeley, CA$143,418 · 28 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 1
Level II · Qualified – 0
Level III · Experienced $161,148 11
Level IV · Fully competent too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a physicist make at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory?

In H-1B filings, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's median base salary for Physicist is $143,418; half of filings fall between $95,814 and $167,142. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory sponsor H-1B visas for physicists?

Yes. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory filed 28 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 19-2012 (Physicists), so this page covers every job title Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology