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Conservation Scientists: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 19-1031. 125 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $70,000, middle half $57,506–$83,327.

Applications (LCAs)125

Median offered salary$70,000

Middle half of salaries$57,506–$83,327

10th–90th percentile$51,975–$94,179

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	45	$55,500
Level II (qualified)	31	$70,000
Level III (experienced)	28	$81,136
Level IV (fully competent)	10	$101,800

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
World Wildlife Fund US	6	$88,100
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	6	$73,000
Conservation International	5	$86,116
Colorado State University	5	$78,000
Prairie View A&M University	5	$56,000
The Nature Conservancy	4	$81,000
Washington State University	4	$84,714
Turtle Conservancy	3	$70,000
The University of Arizona	3	$73,850
North Carolina State University	3	$70,000
Oregon State University	3	$58,008
North Dakota State University	3	$63,000
The Trust for Public Land	2	$55,116
University of Wyoming	2	$50,000
The Ohio State University	2	$62,500
Fort Ross Conservancy	2	$53,560
University of Minnesota	2	$65,083
ShoreRivers, Inc.	2	$53,224
University of Montana	2	$57,500
University of Maryland College Park	2	$65,000
The Curators of the University of Missouri	2	$50,596
Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development	2	$126,000
Clemson University	2	$57,000
Texas A&M AgriLife Research	2	$52,015
Ursinus College	2	$63,240
Innovative Quality Business Solutions LLC	2	$57,013
Shedd Aquarium Scoiety	2	$94,370
Zoological Society of Cincinnati	2	$90,000
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	2	$108,000
Axiom Ag-Metrics LLC	2	$89,918
Texas A&M University	1	$55,500
Wake Forest University	1	$53,352
Rodale Institute	1	$45,510
University of New Mexico	1	$65,000
Tarleton State University	1	$51,749
Green Earth Liang’s Inc.	1	$59,800
Woodland Park Zoo	1	$83,824
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	1	$50,000
Agri-Advantage LLC	1	$70,000
The University of Vermont	1	$60,000
University of Massachusetts Amherst	1	$75,000
Cornell University	1	$68,445
The Davey Tree Expert Company	1	$57,512
Cliffside Farm LLC	1	$59,000
South Carolina State University	1	$50,000
Pairwise Plants Services, Inc	1	$119,839
Fordham University	1	$70,000
Coastal States Organization, Inc.	1	$87,500
Smithsonian Institution	1	$121,485
The Field Museum of Natural History	1	$62,234

Job titles

Postdoctoral Research Associate9
Research Associate6
Postdoctoral Researcher5
Conservation Scientist4
Research Assistant Professor4
Research Scientist3
Post Doctoral Research Associate3
Research Associate III3
Sustainable Agriculture Specialist2
Coastal Naturalist2
Researcher 6: Hybrid Poplar Research Scientist2
Associate Scientist for Natural Forest Management2
Researcher/Scientist IV2
Post-Doctoral Associate2
Postdoctural Research Fellow2
Coexistence Scientist2
Principal Research Associate (Climate and Ecosystems)2
Conservation Consultant2
Research Specialist2
Senior Project Associate1
Assistant Research Scientiest1
Director-Conservation Leadership & Education in Nature1
Post Doctoral1
Sr. Research Associate1
Post Doctoral Scholar1
Forest Carbon Specialist, Implementation1
Agricultural Specialist1
Conservation Monitoring Strategist1
Assistant Research Scientist1
Educational Program Coordinator III1

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	30	$67,111
FY2024	40	$70,000
FY2025	27	$72,698
FY2026	28	$66,952

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).