Kessler Foundation — 23 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $65k
- Median base · FY2025
- Research Engineer
- Top role · 5 all-time
- NJ
- Top state · 22 all-time
Kessler Foundation filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $65k and the middle 50% of offers between $65k and $73k. That is 29% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 23 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Research Engineer in New Jersey.
How much does Kessler Foundation 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. $65k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Kessler Foundation's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 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 | −50% | $105k |
| FY2025 | 2 | −50% | $65k |
| FY2024 | 4 | +300% | $67k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $95k |
| FY2022 | 1 | −67% | $65k |
| FY2021 | 3 | 0% | $57k |
| FY2020 | 3 | +200% | $54k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −67% | $71k |
| FY2018 | 3 | 0% | $55k |
| FY2017 | 3 | +200% | $52k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $71k |
Which wage levels does Kessler Foundation file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 33% of Kessler Foundation'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 21 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I23.8%5
- Level II42.9%9
- Level III23.8%5
- Level IV9.5%2
What jobs does Kessler Foundation 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 Engineer | 5 | $57k |
| Research Scientist | 4 | $92k |
| Senior Engineer | 4 | $71k |
| Associate Research Scientist | 4 | $52k |
| Research Data Analyst | 2 | $73k |
| Data Analyst | 1 | $67k |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 1 | $54k |
| Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Scientist | 1 | $65k |
| Biomedical Engineer | 1 | $45k |
Where does Kessler Foundation 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NJ | 22 | $65k |
| UT | 1 | $58k |
What has Kessler Foundation filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Kessler Foundation: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Research Scientist | $105,396 |
| 2025 | Research Data Analyst | $72,500 |
| 2025 | Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Scientist | $65,000 |
| 2024 | Research Scientist | $91,850 |
| 2024 | Research Data Analyst | $72,500 |
| 2024 | Data Analyst | $67,410 |
| 2024 | Research Engineer | $65,027 |
| 2023 | Research Scientist | $94,606 |
| 2022 | Associate Research Scientist | $65,000 |
| 2021 | Postdoctoral Fellow | $53,760 |
| 2021 | Research Engineer | $58,240 |
| 2021 | Research Engineer | $57,000 |
| 2020 | Senior Engineer | $79,650 |
| 2020 | Research Engineer | $52,832 |
| 2020 | Research Engineer | $53,923 |
| 2019 | Senior Engineer | $71,300 |
| 2018 | Associate Research Scientist | $55,000 |
| 2018 | Associate Research Scientist | $52,146 |
| 2018 | Senior Engineer | $74,000 |
| 2017 | Associate Research Scientist | $52,146 |
| 2017 | Biomedical Engineer | $45,320 |
| 2017 | Research Scientist | $86,068 |
| 2016 | Senior Engineer | $70,720 |
Common questions about Kessler Foundation's H-1B filings
- How much does Kessler Foundation pay H-1B workers?
- Kessler Foundation's median certified H-1B base salary is $65k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Kessler Foundation sponsor?
- Kessler Foundation has 23 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Kessler Foundation sponsor for H-1B?
- Kessler Foundation's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Research Engineer, Research Scientist, Senior Engineer, Associate Research Scientist.
- Where does Kessler Foundation hire H-1B workers?
- Kessler Foundation's top H-1B worksite states are NJ, UT.
- 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 →