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Political Scientists: H-1B salaries

Standard Occupational Classification 19-3094. 378 labor condition applications; median offered base salary $96,050, middle half $74,931–$120,000.

Applications (LCAs)378

Median offered salary$96,050

Middle half of salaries$74,931–$120,000

10th–90th percentile$62,066–$150,000

By wage level

Wage level	LCAs	Median salary
Level I (entry)	133	$73,000
Level II (qualified)	104	$108,050
Level III (experienced)	50	$133,655
Level IV (fully competent)	35	$165,000

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.

Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
The Leland Stanford, Jr University	16	$100,000
The Trustees of Princeton University	14	$72,730
Johns Hopkins University	10	$88,678
Georgetown University	9	$99,000
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	8	$156,475
Columbia University	8	$76,590
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	8	$70,905
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy	7	$120,000
International Rescue Committee, Inc.	6	$100,401
The University of Southern California	6	$59,407
Vanderbilt University	6	$78,500
New York University	6	$115,560
Washington Office on Latin America	5	$100,000
GoElite, Inc.	5	$90,334
World Resources Institute	4	$145,000
Harvard University	4	$75,572
Center for a New American Security Inc.	4	$120,000
Via Transportation, Inc.	4	$125,000
International Peace Institute	4	$65,750
Trustees of Boston University	4	$92,500
The Pennsylvania State University	4	$61,500
University of Washington	4	$72,368
Institute for Advanced Study	3	$79,165
The Atlantic Council	3	$90,000
New America Foundation	3	$85,338
The Asia Society	3	$141,750
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	3	$70,000
Center for Strategic and International Studies	3	$111,394
Syracuse University	3	$60,000
Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute, USA	3	$150,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	3	$179,000
Kroll Associates, Inc.	3	$119,190
The Asian American Foundation	3	$80,000
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, Inc.	3	$107,900
Tufts University	3	$71,027
Partnership for Strong Communities, Inc.	3	$87,194
Yale University	3	$72,000
Research Foundation of CUNY	3	$105,500
Cariina, Inc.	3	$115,000
The New School	3	$120,000
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	2	$125,862
Soka University of America	2	$111,650
UnidosUS	2	$85,696
American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation	2	$175,000
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)	2	$240,000
The World Justice Project	2	$114,000
Google LLC	2	$192,000
University of California, San Diego	2	$82,518
Uber Technologies, Inc.	2	$148,000
Arizona State University	2	$62,500

Cities

Job titles

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	106	$90,000
FY2024	87	$100,000
FY2025	116	$87,998
FY2026	69	$102,720

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).