Senior Fellow H-1B salaries — 160 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 7
- Filings · FY2025
- $120k
- Median base · FY2025
- $88k–$120k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- University of Washington
- Top sponsor · 84 all-time
Senior Fellow: 160 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $120k across 7 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $88k and $120k. The biggest sponsors are University of Washington, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy; most filings are in Seattle, WA.
How much does a Senior Fellow make on an H-1B?
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.
How has Senior Fellow sponsorship changed?
28 certified filings in FY2016 → 7 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 7 | 0% | $135k |
| FY2025 | 7 | −30% | $120k |
| FY2024 | 10 | +25% | $93k |
| FY2023 | 8 | 0% | $175k |
| FY2022 | 8 | +167% | $95k |
| FY2021 | 3 | −57% | $76k |
| FY2020 | 7 | −81% | $80k |
| FY2019 | 37 | +106% | $59k |
| FY2018 | 18 | −33% | $60k |
| FY2017 | 27 | −4% | $52k |
| FY2016 | 28 | — | $48k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Fellows?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Washington | 84 | $50k |
| 2 | Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | 12 | $93k |
| 3 | The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | 11 | $120k |
| 4 | McKinsey Company Inc. United States | 8 | $110k |
| 5 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 4 | $175k |
| 6 | Race Forward | 3 | $54k |
| 7 | Center for Strategic and International Studies | 3 | $94k |
| 8 | Peter G Peterson Institute for International Economics | 3 | $216k |
| 9 | Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East West | 2 | $108k |
| 10 | The Institute for Palestine Studies Usa | 2 | $90k |
Where are H-1B Senior Fellow jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle, WA | 85 | $50k |
| 2 | Washington, DC | 36 | $120k |
| 3 | Philadelphia, PA | 12 | $93k |
| 4 | New York, NY | 9 | $94k |
| 5 | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $110k |
| 6 | State College, PA | 2 | $41k |
| 7 | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $80k |
| 8 | Honolulu, HI | 2 | $108k |
| 9 | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $115k |
| 10 | Waterville, ME | 1 | $132k |
Common questions about Senior Fellow H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Fellow?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Fellow is $120k (FY2025), from 7 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $50k and $110k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Fellows?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Fellow are University of Washington, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Fellow jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Fellow roles are Seattle, WA, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, PA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Fellow H-1B visas were 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 does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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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 →