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Senior Fellow: H-1B salaries
43 labor condition applications used the job title Senior Fellow. Median offered base salary $123,497; middle half $90,500–$170,000.
Applications (LCAs)43
Median offered salary$123,497
Middle half of salaries$90,500–$170,000
10th–90th percentile$62,338–$241,601
Employers
| Employer | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 10 | $131,250 |
| The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | 6 | $120,000 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 4 | $175,000 |
| Genentech, Inc. | 3 | $232,984 |
| Swarthmore College | 3 | $58,906 |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | 3 | $127,500 |
| Aquinnah Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 2 | — |
| Georgetown University | 2 | $62,170 |
| Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics | 1 | $216,000 |
| Seyfarth Shaw LLP | 1 | $109,658 |
| American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research | 1 | $123,497 |
| The Brookings Institution | 1 | $161,117 |
| Race Forward | 1 | $62,590 |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | 1 | $87,700 |
| Center for a New American Security Inc. | 1 | $160,000 |
| Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences | 1 | $91,000 |
| Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. | 1 | $150,000 |
| The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 1 | $275,000 |
By wage level
| Wage level | Median salary |
|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | $82,500 |
| Level II (qualified) | $91,850 |
| Level III (experienced) | $127,506 |
| Level IV (fully competent) | $175,000 |
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.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 8 | $168,058 |
| FY2024 | 11 | $100,000 |
| FY2025 | 9 | $120,000 |
| FY2026 | 7 | $135,013 |
Cities
- Washington, DC19
- Philadelphia, PA10
- South San Francisco, CA3
- Swarthmore, PA3
- Cambridge, MA2
- New York, NY2
- San Francisco, CA1
- Cold Spring Harbor, NY1
- Seattle, WA1
- Stanford, CA1
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).