Pew Research Center — 18 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 4
- Filings · FY2023
- $93k
- Median base · FY2023
- Research Analyst II
- Top role · 2 all-time
- DC
- Top state · 18 all-time
Pew Research Center filed 4 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2023 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $93k and the middle 50% of offers between $65k and $93k. Across all years it has 18 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Research Analyst II in District of Columbia.
How much does Pew Research Center 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. $93k median in FY2023. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Pew Research Center's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | −50% | $102k |
| FY2023 | 4 | +100% | $93k |
| FY2022 | 2 | +100% | $72k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −67% | $72k |
| FY2020 | 3 | 0% | $71k |
| FY2019 | 3 | +200% | $53k |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0% | $46k |
| FY2017 | 1 | 0% | $50k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $83k |
Which wage levels does Pew Research Center file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 65% of Pew Research Center'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 17 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I17.6%3
- Level II17.6%3
- Level III29.4%5
- Level IV35.3%6
What jobs does Pew Research Center 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 Analyst II | 2 | $71k |
| Research Associate, Global Demography of Religion | 1 | $75k |
| Research Methodologist | 1 | $83k |
| Research Associate-Race & Ethnicity | 1 | $93k |
| Communications Associate-Global Attitudes/Global Migration | 1 | $53k |
| Computational Social Scientist | 1 | $97k |
| Research Analyst -Global Attitudes | 1 | $72k |
| Research Analyst- Religion | 1 | $65k |
| Research Analyst-Methodology | 1 | $50k |
| Research Assistant , Religion | 1 | $44k |
Where does Pew Research Center 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 | 18 | $72k |
What has Pew Research Center filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Pew Research Center: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Research Associate II News & Information Research | $102,102 |
| 2026 | Research Associate | $102,622 |
| 2023 | Research Associate-Family Demography, Social Trends | $93,000 |
| 2023 | Research Associate-People & the Press | $93,000 |
| 2023 | Research Associate-Race & Ethnicity | $93,000 |
| 2023 | Research Analyst- Religion | $65,000 |
| 2022 | Research Associate I -Global Demography of Religion | $94,795 |
| 2022 | Research Analyst -Global Attitudes | $71,700 |
| 2021 | Research Analyst II | $71,656 |
| 2020 | Research Analyst II | $71,480 |
| 2020 | Research Assistant , Religion | $44,000 |
| 2020 | Research Associate, Global Demography of Religion | $75,000 |
| 2019 | Communications Associate-Global Attitudes/Global Migration | $52,615 |
| 2019 | Computational Social Scientist | $96,931 |
| 2019 | Research Assistant-Global Attitudes | $43,100 |
| 2018 | Research Assistant-Global Demography & Migration | $45,600 |
| 2017 | Research Analyst-Methodology | $50,000 |
| 2016 | Research Methodologist | $83,075 |
Common questions about Pew Research Center's H-1B filings
- How much does Pew Research Center pay H-1B workers?
- Pew Research Center's median certified H-1B base salary is $93k (FY2023), from 4 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Pew Research Center sponsor?
- Pew Research Center has 18 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Pew Research Center sponsor for H-1B?
- Pew Research Center's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Research Analyst II, Research Associate, Global Demography of Religion, Research Methodologist, Research Associate-Race & Ethnicity.
- Where does Pew Research Center hire H-1B workers?
- Pew Research Center'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 →