Environmental Defense Fund — 69 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 6
- Filings · FY2025
- $105k
- Median base · FY2025
- Research Scientist, Seabird-Fisheries Interactions
- Top role · 3 all-time
- NY
- Top state · 28 all-time
Environmental Defense Fund filed 6 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 33% from the year before), with a median base salary of $105k and the middle 50% of offers between $95k and $134k. Across all years it has 69 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Research Scientist, Seabird-Fisheries Interactions in New York.
How much does Environmental Defense Fund 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. $105k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Environmental Defense Fund's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 11 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 11 | +83% | $105k |
| FY2025 | 6 | −33% | $105k |
| FY2024 | 9 | −31% | $95k |
| FY2023 | 13 | +30% | $85k |
| FY2022 | 10 | +150% | $85k |
| FY2021 | 4 | −33% | $85k |
| FY2019 | 6 | +200% | $86k |
| FY2018 | 2 | −60% | $69k |
| FY2017 | 5 | +67% | $110k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $65k |
Which wage levels does Environmental Defense Fund file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 31% of Environmental Defense Fund'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 64 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I32.8%21
- Level II35.9%23
- Level III9.4%6
- Level IV21.9%14
What jobs does Environmental Defense Fund sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist, Seabird-Fisheries Interactions | 3 | $95k |
| Senior Economics and Policy Analyst | 3 | $85k |
| Scientist, Methanesat Science | 2 | $105k |
| Chief Economist | 2 | $153k |
| Oceans Climate Scientist | 2 | $85k |
| Manager, Edf-Business, Climate Corps, China & India | 2 | $85k |
| Senior Research Analyst, Oil and Gas | 2 | $70k |
| Manager, Electric Truck Transition | 2 | $92k |
| Economist | 2 | $97k |
| Associate Vice President, Global Climate | 2 | $127k |
Where does Environmental Defense Fund 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NY | 28 | $95k |
| CA | 10 | $83k |
| DC | 10 | $85k |
| TX | 7 | $72k |
| MA | 5 | $108k |
| WA | 2 | $85k |
| CO | 2 | $55k |
| PA | 2 | $90k |
| CT | 1 | $105k |
| NC | 1 | $70k |
What has Environmental Defense Fund filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 69 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Environmental Defense Fund's H-1B filings
- How much does Environmental Defense Fund pay H-1B workers?
- Environmental Defense Fund's median certified H-1B base salary is $105k (FY2025), from 6 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Environmental Defense Fund sponsor?
- Environmental Defense Fund has 69 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Environmental Defense Fund sponsor for H-1B?
- Environmental Defense Fund's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Research Scientist, Seabird-Fisheries Interactions, Senior Economics and Policy Analyst, Scientist, Methanesat Science, Chief Economist.
- Where does Environmental Defense Fund hire H-1B workers?
- Environmental Defense Fund's top H-1B worksite states are NY, CA, DC, TX.
- 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 →