World Resources Institute — 149 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 12
- Filings · FY2025
- $116k
- Median base · FY2025
- Associate
- Top role · 9 all-time
- DC
- Top state · 148 all-time
World Resources Institute filed 12 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 200% from the year before), with a median base salary of $116k and the middle 50% of offers between $103k and $138k. That is 5% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 149 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Associate in District of Columbia.
How much does World Resources 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. $116k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has World Resources Institute's H-1B hiring changed by year?
15 certified filings in FY2016 → 4 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4 | −67% | $110k |
| FY2025 | 12 | +200% | $116k |
| FY2024 | 4 | −50% | $136k |
| FY2023 | 8 | −53% | $101k |
| FY2022 | 17 | +31% | $94k |
| FY2021 | 13 | +18% | $98k |
| FY2020 | 11 | −54% | $105k |
| FY2019 | 24 | −8% | $72k |
| FY2018 | 26 | +73% | $81k |
| FY2017 | 15 | 0% | $90k |
| FY2016 | 15 | — | $67k |
Which wage levels does World Resources Institute file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 47% of World Resources 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 130 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I25.4%33
- Level II27.7%36
- Level III20.0%26
- Level IV26.9%35
What jobs does World Resources 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Associate | 9 | $67k |
| Associate II | 6 | $81k |
| Research Analyst II | 6 | $64k |
| Research Associate II | 5 | $95k |
| Senior Associate | 4 | $104k |
| Staff Accountant | 4 | $55k |
| Senior Associate, International Climate Action Initiative | 3 | $109k |
| Director, Urban Mobility | 3 | $195k |
| Director, Global Operations | 3 | $114k |
| Manager for Global Results | 3 | $105k |
Where does World Resources 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DC | 148 | $97k |
| WA | 1 | $64k |
What has World Resources Institute filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 149 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about World Resources Institute's H-1B filings
- How much does World Resources Institute pay H-1B workers?
- World Resources Institute's median certified H-1B base salary is $116k (FY2025), from 12 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does World Resources Institute sponsor?
- World Resources Institute has 149 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does World Resources Institute sponsor for H-1B?
- World Resources Institute's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Associate, Associate II, Research Analyst II, Research Associate II.
- Where does World Resources Institute hire H-1B workers?
- World Resources Institute's top H-1B worksite states are DC, WA.
- 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 →