Center for Strategic and International Studies — 39 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)

5
Filings · FY2025
$83k
Median base · FY2025
Associate Fellow
Top role · 4 all-time
DC
Top state · 39 all-time
FY

Center for Strategic and International Studies filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 58% from the year before), with a median base salary of $83k and the middle 50% of offers between $70k and $86k. That is 16% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 39 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Associate Fellow in District of Columbia.

How much does Center for Strategic and International Studies 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. $83k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.

$25k$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k’16’22’23’24’25’26

How has Center for Strategic and International Studies's H-1B hiring changed by year?

3 certified filings in FY2016 → 8 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.

Center for Strategic and International Studies certified H-1B filings and base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsvs prior FYMedian base
FY20268+60%$76k
FY20255−58%$83k
FY202412+20%$69k
FY202310+900%$63k
FY20221−67%$50k
FY20163—$45k

Which wage levels does Center for Strategic and International Studies file?

DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 78% of Center for Strategic and International Studies'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 36 filings with a wage level · all years

22%
42%
36%
  • Level II22.2%8
  • Level III41.7%15
  • Level IV36.1%13

What jobs does Center for Strategic and International Studies sponsor for H-1B?

The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.

Center for Strategic and International Studies most-sponsored H-1B job titles with base-salary percentiles
Job titleFilingsMedian base
Associate Fellow4$70k
Research Associate3$62k
Senior Fellow3$94k
Research Associate-Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative2$58k
Fellow- Indian Energy & Climate Policy1$111k
Fellow-Renewing American Innovation Project1$76k
Fellow-U.s. India Policy Studies Program1$105k
Fellow, Indian Energy & Climate Policy1$105k
Learning and Development Fellow1$88k
Program Coordinator1$37k

Where does Center for Strategic and International Studies hire H-1B workers?

Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.

3939Certified filings (log scale)
Center for Strategic and International Studies H-1B worksite states
StateFilingsMedian base
DC39$73k

What has Center for Strategic and International Studies filed recently?

Every certified LCA on record for Center for Strategic and International Studies: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.

Center for Strategic and International Studies recent certified H-1B LCA filings
FYJob titleBase salary
2026Fellow- Indian Energy & Climate Policy$111,394
2026Research Associate-Renewing American Innovation$68,000
2026Research Assistant-Energy Security & Climate Change$70,000
2026Research Associate-Data Analysis$76,440
2026Associate Fellow (Europe)$73,008
2026Senior Fellow$90,000
2026Research Associate-Energy Security & Climate Change$90,854
2026Fellow-Renewing American Innovation Project$75,712
2025Research Associate-Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative$70,200
2025Deputy Director for Learning & Development$101,640
2025Associate Fellow$85,723
2025Associate Fellow-Africa Program$83,200
2025Research Assistant-Chair on India & Emerging Asia Economics$60,320
2024Senior Fellow$165,000
2024Associate Data Fellow, International Security Program$75,000
2024Research Associate, New Frontiers$60,000
2024Associate Fellow Southeast Asia Program$78,645
2024Senior Fellow Water & Sanitation$130,000
2024Research Associate$65,520
2024Research Associate$62,000
2024Research Assistant-Africa Program$60,000
2024Fellow, Indian Energy & Climate Policy$105,000
2024Resaerch Associate$62,500
2024Associate Fellow$70,000
2024Associate Fellow$69,000
2023Data Research Assistant$57,750
2023Fellow-U.s. India Policy Studies Program$105,000
2023Data Visualization Designer$80,000
2023Research Associate-Europe, Russia, & Eurasia Program$60,000
2023Research Associate-Europe Program$58,000
2023Research Associate-Renewing American Renovation Project$63,000
2023Research Associate-Middle East Program$73,500
2023Research Associate-Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative$58,000
2023Learning and Development Fellow$88,000
2023Associate Fellow$73,000
2022Research Assistant$50,000
2016Program Coordinator$37,000
2016Senior Fellow$93,636
2016Research Associate$45,000

Common questions about Center for Strategic and International Studies's H-1B filings

How much does Center for Strategic and International Studies pay H-1B workers?
Center for Strategic and International Studies's median certified H-1B base salary is $83k (FY2025), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
How many H-1B workers does Center for Strategic and International Studies sponsor?
Center for Strategic and International Studies has 39 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
What jobs does Center for Strategic and International Studies sponsor for H-1B?
Center for Strategic and International Studies's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Associate Fellow, Research Associate, Senior Fellow, Research Associate-Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.
Where does Center for Strategic and International Studies hire H-1B workers?
Center for Strategic and International Studies's top H-1B worksite states are DC.
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 →