American Institutes for Research — 356 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 11
- Filings · FY2025
- $128k
- Median base · FY2025
- Researcher
- Top role · 60 all-time
- DC
- Top state · 183 all-time
American Institutes for Research filed 11 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 42% from the year before), with a median base salary of $128k and the middle 50% of offers between $90k and $147k. That is 28% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 356 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Researcher in District of Columbia.
How much does American Institutes for Research pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $128k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has American Institutes for Research's H-1B hiring changed by year?
54 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −91% | $129k |
| FY2025 | 11 | −42% | $128k |
| FY2024 | 19 | +90% | $120k |
| FY2023 | 10 | −63% | $87k |
| FY2022 | 27 | −10% | $105k |
| FY2021 | 30 | −12% | $75k |
| FY2020 | 34 | −42% | $66k |
| FY2019 | 59 | −14% | $63k |
| FY2018 | 69 | +64% | $67k |
| FY2017 | 42 | −22% | $64k |
| FY2016 | 54 | — | $64k |
Which wage levels does American Institutes for Research file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 37% of American Institutes for Research's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 284 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I19.0%54
- Level II44.4%126
- Level III14.1%40
- Level IV22.5%64
What jobs does American Institutes for Research sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for American Institutes for Research's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 60 | $68k |
| Research Associate | 46 | $44k |
| Senior Researcher | 23 | $76k |
| Psychometrician | 16 | $85k |
| Data Analyst II | 15 | $70k |
| Economic Researcher | 12 | $96k |
| Senior Economist | 9 | $147k |
| Senior Technical Project Manager I | 8 | $104k |
| Software Engineer II | 8 | $84k |
| Data Analyst I | 7 | $52k |
Where does American Institutes for Research hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| DC | 183 | $75k |
| VA | 63 | $76k |
| CA | 23 | $63k |
| MD | 18 | $78k |
| IL | 18 | $75k |
| TX | 15 | $66k |
| MA | 7 | $89k |
| WA | 4 | $56k |
| NC | 4 | $73k |
| WI | 3 | $65k |
What has American Institutes for Research filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 356 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about American Institutes for Research's H-1B filings
- How much does American Institutes for Research pay H-1B workers?
- American Institutes for Research's median certified H-1B base salary is $128k (FY2025), from 11 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does American Institutes for Research sponsor?
- American Institutes for Research has 356 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does American Institutes for Research sponsor for H-1B?
- American Institutes for Research's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Researcher, Research Associate, Senior Researcher, Psychometrician.
- Where does American Institutes for Research hire H-1B workers?
- American Institutes for Research's top H-1B worksite states are DC, VA, CA, MD.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →