Labor Condition Application

I-200-16169-717841

Engineer, Water Resources at State of California Department of Water Resources

DENIEDH-1B
State of California Department of Water Resources filed this Labor Condition Application for Engineer, Water Resources in Sacramento, CA. The case was denied by the Department of Labor. The annualized lower endpoint of the filed wage range is $85,500/yr. The occupation is Civil Engineers.

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

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Annualized lower endpoint

$85,500

per year (annualized from month)

Filed offer: $7,125.00 – $8,915.00 per Month.

Prevailing Wage (annualized)

$85,500

per year

Filed prevailing wage: $7,125.00 per Month.

BLS Market Median

$104,150

California · BLS 2016 · filed SOC 17-2051

Offered vs Prevailing

at prevailing

at or above prevailing

Offered vs BLS Median

-18%

below market

Wage comparisons use the annualized lower endpoint of the filed range.

The annualized lower endpoint is $18,650 below the BLS market median.

The employer self-reports a “prevailing wage” of $85,500/yr, but the BLS 2016 California median for the filed occupation (17-2051) is $104,150/yr. The self-reported prevailing wage is $18,650 below the BLS median.

FILING PARTY

Employer

EmployerState of California Department of Water Resources
DBAN/A
FEIN--
NAICS924110
HQ AddressSACRAMENTO, CA 95814

OCCUPATION & REQUEST

Position

Job TitleEngineer, Water Resources
SOC Code17-2051
SOC TitleCIVIL ENGINEERS
Workers1
Full-Time--

REPORTED LOCATION

Worksite

CitySACRAMENTO
StateCA
ZIP95814
County06067

CONTACTS & COUNSEL

Legal

Attorney,

SOURCE DATES

Timeline

Case Submitted2016-06-17
Decision Date2016-06-27
Employment Start2016-11-30
Employment End2018-04-08
Fiscal Year2016

Source import recorded Sep 2, 2026

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Questions about the data & methods

About this LCA record

What is case I-200-16169-717841?

I-200-16169-717841 is an H-1B labor condition application record in Department of Labor disclosure data filed by STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, with case status "Denied".

What job is I-200-16169-717841 for?

The record lists the position as ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES, located in Sacramento, CA, requesting 1 worker.

What is the annualized lower endpoint for I-200-16169-717841?

The annualized lower endpoint of the filed wage range is $85,500 per year, as filed by STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. The filed range and its original pay unit appear on this page. Comparisons use that lower endpoint.

What is an LCA?

A Labor Condition Application is the wage-and-conditions form an employer files with the U.S. Department of Labor before an H-1B petition. It states the job, the offered wage, and the worksite, and carries four attestations: pay at least the required wage, working conditions that do not adversely affect U.S. peers, no strike or lockout at the worksite, and notice to U.S. workers. H-1B-dependent and willful-violator employers carry an extra non-displacement duty, with exemptions; it does not attach to every filing.

What does the case status mean?

Certified means the Department of Labor approved the application after a completeness review of the form; it is not a finding that every filed value is accurate. Denied means DOL rejected it. Withdrawn means the application was pulled. The status on this page is the one recorded in the DOL disclosure file.

Is an approved LCA the same as an approved visa?

No. The LCA is only the wage-certification step. The actual visa decision is made separately by USCIS on the H-1B petition. An approved LCA does not guarantee a visa.

Original sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor. Original source link unavailable. The stored record does not establish an exact public document.Case: I-200-16169-717841; File: H-1B_Disclosure_Data_FY16.csv
    Source details

    Case: I-200-16169-717841

    File: H-1B_Disclosure_Data_FY16.csv

    Ingested: 2026-07-11 12:13:24.000752+00

    Resolution: missing_lineage, source_link_unavailable

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Dataset guides and site methods

  1. [1] Dataset documentation · DOL OFLC. LCA public disclosure record layout (FY2026 Q3). Pages 1–4: application, DOL outcome and dates, requested positions, employer, representatives, worksites and pay unitsThis layout covers determinations issued October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It documents employer-provided application fields and DOL decisions, not USCIS decisions, payroll verification, legal bills or worker-linked moves. Older layouts can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  2. [2] Law or rulemaking · eCFR. Required wage and wage sources. 20 CFR 655.731(a)The required wage is the higher of the actual wage and prevailing wage. An independent market median is a comparison, not this legal test.Checked 2026-10-08.
  3. [3] Law or rulemaking · eCFR. Labor Condition Application contents. 20 CFR 655.730(c): application fields; 655.730(d)(1)–(4): wage, working-condition, strike/lockout and notice attestationsChecked 2026-10-17.
  4. [4] Dataset documentation · BLS. OEWS technical notes (May 2025). Scope of the survey; occupational coding; concepts and estimation methodologyDocuments occupation and geographic wage estimates, not an individual worker’s pay. Use the estimate year and geography stated by the site; older releases can differ.Checked 2026-10-17.
  5. [5] XH1B method or registry · XH1B. Calculation and Matching Methods. Filing units, annualization, weighting, wage comparisons, and inference limits