Natural Resources Defense Council — 20 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)

1
Filings · FY2025
$120k
Median base · FY2025
Policy Analyst
Top role · 2 all-time
DC
Top state · 10 all-time
FY

Natural Resources Defense Council filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $120k and the middle 50% of offers between $120k and $120k. Across all years it has 20 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Policy Analyst in District of Columbia.

How much does Natural Resources Defense Council 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. $120k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.

$25k$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k’16’17’18’19’21’22’23’24’25’26

How has Natural Resources Defense Council's H-1B hiring changed by year?

2 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.

Natural Resources Defense Council certified H-1B filings and base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsvs prior FYMedian base
FY202610%$73k
FY20251−50%$120k
FY202420%$115k
FY20232−33%$125k
FY202230%$117k
FY20213+50%$89k
FY20192−33%$79k
FY20183+200%$65k
FY20171−50%$96k
FY20162—$51k

Which wage levels does Natural Resources Defense Council file?

DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 11% of Natural Resources Defense Council'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 18 filings with a wage level · all years

22%
67%
11%
  • Level I22.2%4
  • Level II66.7%12
  • Level IV11.1%2

What jobs does Natural Resources Defense Council sponsor for H-1B?

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

Natural Resources Defense Council most-sponsored H-1B job titles with base-salary percentiles
Job titleFilingsMedian base
Policy Analyst2$65k
Scientist & Project Manager2$89k
Technical Analyst, Climate & Clean Energy Program1$86k
Advocacy Associate1$73k
Beagle Fellow, Litigation (21212.3.2)1$110k
Clean Energy Advocate1$96k
Climate Change and Energy Policy Analyst, India Initiative1$93k
International Climate Finance Advocate (21212.3.2)1$117k
Map Sustainable Energy Fellow1$51k
Marine Mammal Science Fellow1$73k

Where does Natural Resources Defense Council hire H-1B workers?

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

110Certified filings (log scale)
Natural Resources Defense Council H-1B worksite states
StateFilingsMedian base
DC10$86k
NY7$120k
CA2$96k
MD1$115k

What has Natural Resources Defense Council filed recently?

Every certified LCA on record for Natural Resources Defense Council: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.

Natural Resources Defense Council recent certified H-1B LCA filings
FYJob titleBase salary
2026Advocacy Associate$72,828
2025Senior Analyst, Regulatory and Economic Policy$120,000
2024Scientist & Project Manager$114,608
2024Policy Director, Industry$144,200
2023Senior Portfolio Manager, Foundation Relations$125,000
2023Senior Scientist, Western Energy Team$135,000
2022Senior Scientist, Western Energy Team (21212.5)$135,000
2022Beagle Fellow, Litigation (21212.3.2)$109,699
2022International Climate Finance Advocate (21212.3.2)$117,000
2021Policy Analyst$95,229
2021Scientist & Project Manager$88,585
2021Technical Analyst, Climate & Clean Energy Program$86,000
2019Senior Scientist, Climate & Clean Energy Program$103,600
2019Project Scientist$79,300
2018Policy Analyst$65,400
2018Scientist & Project Manager, Responsible Sourcing Initiative$64,000
2018Climate Change and Energy Policy Analyst, India Initiative$93,200
2017Clean Energy Advocate$96,100
2016Map Sustainable Energy Fellow$51,000
2016Marine Mammal Science Fellow$73,200

Common questions about Natural Resources Defense Council's H-1B filings

How much does Natural Resources Defense Council pay H-1B workers?
Natural Resources Defense Council's median certified H-1B base salary is $120k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
How many H-1B workers does Natural Resources Defense Council sponsor?
Natural Resources Defense Council has 20 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
What jobs does Natural Resources Defense Council sponsor for H-1B?
Natural Resources Defense Council's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Policy Analyst, Scientist & Project Manager, Technical Analyst, Climate & Clean Energy Program, Advocacy Associate.
Where does Natural Resources Defense Council hire H-1B workers?
Natural Resources Defense Council's top H-1B worksite states are DC, NY, 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 →