Youth Development Professional H-1B salaries — 245 certified filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 36
- Filings · FY2025
- $45k
- Median base · FY2025
- $45k–$45k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Hillcrest Educational Centers’
- Top sponsor · 225 all-time
Youth Development Professional: 245 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2017. In FY2025 the median base salary was $45k across 36 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $45k and $45k. The biggest sponsors are Hillcrest Educational Centers’, Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial, Hillcrest Educational Center S; most filings are in Lenox, MA.
How much does a Youth Development Professional 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. $45k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Youth Development Professional sponsorship changed?
2 certified filings in FY2017 → 25 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 25 | −31% | $46k |
| FY2025 | 36 | +350% | $45k |
| FY2024 | 8 | −80% | $45k |
| FY2023 | 41 | +128% | $50k |
| FY2022 | 18 | −25% | $35k |
| FY2021 | 24 | −17% | $36k |
| FY2020 | 29 | −26% | $36k |
| FY2019 | 39 | +70% | $36k |
| FY2018 | 23 | +1050% | $32k |
| FY2017 | 2 | — | $29k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Youth Development Professionals?
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 | Hillcrest Educational Centers’ | 225 | $39k |
| 2 | Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial | 13 | $45k |
| 3 | Hillcrest Educational Center S | 5 | $45k |
| 4 | Hillcrest Educational Center | 1 | $32k |
| 5 | Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry | 1 | $40k |
Where are H-1B Youth Development Professional jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lenox, MA | 150 | $45k |
| 2 | Great Barrington, MA | 81 | $35k |
| 3 | New York, NY | 7 | $45k |
| 4 | Yonkers, NY | 6 | $42k |
| 5 | Ridgeland, SC | 1 | $40k |
Common questions about Youth Development Professional H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Youth Development Professional?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Youth Development Professional is $45k (FY2025), from 36 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $35k and $46k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Youth Development Professionals?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Youth Development Professional are Hillcrest Educational Centers’, Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial, Hillcrest Educational Center S.
- Where are most H-1B Youth Development Professional jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Youth Development Professional roles are Lenox, MA, Great Barrington, MA, New York, NY.
- Does a certified LCA mean Youth Development Professional 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →