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Companies hiring Political Scientists in California: 63 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
31 employers had 63 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Political Scientists (occupation code 19-3094) with a worksite in California, decided through June 2, 2026; the median offered wage is $104,770 a year.
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Employers hiring Political Scientists in California
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | Stanford | 14 | Research Fellow; Lecturer; Hoover Research Fellow | $117,500 | $77,355 | February 4, 2026 | dol.gov |
| GoElite, Inc. | Pasadena | 4 | Education Policy Consultant; Education Policy Consultant II | $92,575 | $82,700 | May 19, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The University of Southern California | Los Angeles | 4 | Project Specialist; Research Program Specialist; Project Administrator | $56,755 | $50,180 | April 18, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Kroll Associates, Inc. | San Francisco | 3 | Manager, West Coast Operations, Compliance Risk & Diligence; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Research Manager | $119,190 | $119,652 | November 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | San Francisco | 3 | Manager, Public Policy; Public Policy Associate (7022612) | $148,000 | $120,796 | August 11, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Soka University of America | Aliso Viejo | 2 | Visiting Distinguished Adjunct Professor | $111,650 | $100,422 | January 6, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles | 2 | Research Associate | $73,494 | $72,852 | May 27, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Independent Institute | Oakland | 2 | Research Fellow and Project Manager in Entrepreneurship; Research Fellow and Director of Research Reports | $108,000 | $107,474 | June 2, 2026 | dol.gov |
| University Of California, San Diego | La Jolla | 2 | Academic Program Management Officer 3; Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee | $82,518 | $73,108 | May 30, 2025 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 2 | Assistant Researcher; Project Policy Analyst | $76,268 | $74,402 | August 19, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Senturion Forecasting, LLC | Claremont | 2 | Political Scientist | $110,000 | $101,234 | May 20, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Rhombus Power, Inc. | Palo Alto | 2 | Strategic Intelligence Analyst | $101,234 | $101,234 | May 14, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC | Livermore | 2 | Postdoctoral Research Staff Member (Political Scientist); Research Scientist (Political Scientist) | $125,862 | $117,406 | April 9, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Open Philanthropy Project | San Francisco | 2 | Sr. Program Associate - Modeling & Research | $118,776 | $70,876 | August 29, 2023 | dol.gov |
| KK Metamedia, LLC | Beverly Hills | 1 | Managing Director | $140,000 | $131,997 | January 7, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Atlantic Council of the United States Inc. | San Mateo | 1 | Deputy Director, Global Policy and Finance | $109,262 | $77,355 | February 3, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The Silicon Valley Leadership Group | San Jose | 1 | Political Scientist | $82,971 | $82,971 | April 14, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Palmdrive, Inc. | Cupertino | 1 | Policy Research and Intelligence Support Specialist | $101,234 | Not listed | April 3, 2026 | dol.gov |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena | 1 | Postdoctoral Scholar Research Assoc in Comp Social Science | $70,264 | $58,968 | August 20, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Benenson Strategy Group, LLC | Santa Monica | 1 | Director of Market Research | $101,234 | Not listed | May 19, 2025 | dol.gov |
| The Wende Museum of the Cold War Inc. | Culver City | 1 | International Law Research Scholar | $96,429 | $82,285 | May 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles | 1 | Associate Director, Community Based Initiatives & Research | $92,000 | $82,285 | May 9, 2025 | dol.gov |
| The Urban Institute | Oakland | 1 | Senior Policy Associate | $126,000 | $106,392 | April 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Define American | Berkeley | 1 | Chief of Policy | $150,000 | $107,307 | December 17, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Security Industry Specialists, Inc. | San Jose | 1 | Global Risk Intelligence Analyst | $124,800 | $108,014 | September 25, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Green Maple Law Group, APC | Newport Beach | 1 | Immigration Policy Research Assistant | $104,770 | $104,770 | August 29, 2024 | dol.gov |
| New Port LLC | San Carlos | 1 | Marketing and Policy Analyst | $77,875 | $77,875 | June 12, 2024 | dol.gov |
| KPB Immigration Law Firm PC | San Francisco | 1 | Policy Advisor | $77,875 | $77,875 | June 10, 2024 | dol.gov |
| Thiel Capital LLC | West Hollywood | 1 | Policy Research Associate | $150,000 | $124,613 | April 10, 2024 | dol.gov |
| University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | 1 | Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | $66,868 | $62,220 | September 1, 2023 | dol.gov |
| Anduril Industries, Inc. | Irvine | 1 | Policy Analyst | $100,000 | $72,259 | October 21, 2022 | dol.gov |
Updated June 2, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.