Watson Institute — 15 certified H-1B filings (FY2020–FY2026)
- 5
- Filings · FY2025
- $75k
- Median base · FY2025
- Executive Director
- Top role · 2 all-time
- FL
- Top state · 9 all-time
Watson Institute filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 150% from the year before), with a median base salary of $75k and the middle 50% of offers between $70k and $81k. Across all years it has 15 certified filings since FY2020, most often for Executive Director in Florida.
How much does Watson Institute 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. $75k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Watson Institute's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2020 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −80% | $66k |
| FY2025 | 5 | +150% | $75k |
| FY2024 | 2 | 0% | $76k |
| FY2023 | 2 | −33% | $58k |
| FY2022 | 3 | +200% | $70k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $62k |
| FY2020 | 1 | — | $60k |
Which wage levels does Watson Institute file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 7% of Watson Institute'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 15 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I66.7%10
- Level II26.7%4
- Level III6.7%1
What jobs does Watson Institute 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Director | 2 | $73k |
| Director of Admission | 2 | $60k |
| Programs Coordinator | 2 | $58k |
| Programs Manager | 2 | $70k |
| Director of Design | 1 | $81k |
| Associate Instructional Specialist | 1 | $66k |
| VP of Programs | 1 | $116k |
| Director of Admissions | 1 | $70k |
| Director of Program Operations | 1 | $62k |
| Search Manager | 1 | $60k |
Where does Watson Institute 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FL | 9 | $70k |
| CO | 6 | $66k |
What has Watson Institute filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Watson Institute: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Associate Instructional Specialist | $65,500 |
| 2025 | Search Manager | $60,000 |
| 2025 | Programs Manager | $75,000 |
| 2025 | VP of Programs | $116,033 |
| 2025 | Director of Design | $81,250 |
| 2025 | Director of Admissions | $70,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Search Manager | $75,670 |
| 2024 | Executive Director | $77,575 |
| 2023 | Director of Admission | $75,337 |
| 2023 | Programs Coordinator | $57,600 |
| 2022 | Programs Manager | $70,000 |
| 2022 | Programs Coordinator | $57,640 |
| 2022 | Executive Director | $72,500 |
| 2021 | Director of Program Operations | $61,600 |
| 2020 | Director of Admission | $60,000 |
Common questions about Watson Institute's H-1B filings
- How much does Watson Institute pay H-1B workers?
- Watson Institute's median certified H-1B base salary is $75k (FY2025), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Watson Institute sponsor?
- Watson Institute has 15 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2020–FY2026).
- What jobs does Watson Institute sponsor for H-1B?
- Watson Institute's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Executive Director, Director of Admission, Programs Coordinator, Programs Manager.
- Where does Watson Institute hire H-1B workers?
- Watson Institute's top H-1B worksite states are FL, CO.
- 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 (FY2020–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →