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Foresters: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 19-1032. 54 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $75,000, middle half $62,000–$88,317.

Applications (LCAs)54

Median offered salary$75,000

Middle half of salaries$62,000–$88,317

10th–90th percentile$58,245–$110,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	10	$59,497
Level II (qualified)	14	$73,440
Level III (experienced)	13	$75,373
Level IV (fully competent)	13	$95,014

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
University of Maine	5	$59,999
The City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation	5	$59,497
University of Utah	4	$62,450
University of Georgia; OGE	4	$55,000
Mendocino Redwood Company, LLC	4	$87,418
Rainbow Companies	4	$89,898
North Carolina State University	2	$85,437
University of New Hampshire	2	$62,418
Anew Carbon Development, LLC	2	$106,750
NativState, LLC	2	$85,000
Finite Carbon Corporation	1	$65,000
Anew Climate, LLC	1	$85,000
Louisiana State University and A&M College	1	$55,000
New Mexico State University	1	$75,000
Colorado State University	1	$70,000
Wagner Forest Management, Ltd.	1	$78,500
Texas A&M Forest Service	1	$69,050
Steigerwaldt Land Services, Inc.	1	$70,013
Manulife Investment Management Timberland and Agriculture Inc.	1	$72,500
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	1	$139,587
City of Seattle (Seattle Parks and Recreation)	1	$136,594
Weyerhaeuser NR Company	1	$89,627
Resource Management Service, LLC	1	$82,000
World Resources Institute	1	$137,680
TUV SUD America, Inc.	1	$58,219
Gaia AI, Inc.	1	$690,000
The Freeman Company, LLC	1	$125,000
Larson & McGowin, LLC	1	$69,000
Mississippi State University	1	$82,750
Carbon Informatics LLC	1	$110,000

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	11	$61,800
FY2024	13	$71,250
FY2025	21	$85,000
FY2026	9	$82,750

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).