The Sphere Institute H-1B salaries

The Sphere Institute filed 147 certified H-1B applications between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $85,000 a year. The typical offer was 22% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $85,000
Middle half earn: $75,000 to $105,000
Top 10% earn over: $130,000
Certified filings: 147

Every filing

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Pay by job title


Data and Policy Analyst III	18	$85,000	–	$85,000 – $85,000
Data and Policy Analyst II	17	$75,000	–	$75,000 – $75,000
Data and Policy Analyst I	11	$65,000	–	$65,000 – $65,000
Lead Research Analyst I	11	$70,000	–	$70,000 – $74,936
Policy Associate	9	$103,563	–	$103,563 – $105,000
Data and Policy Analyst IV	6	$95,000	–	$95,000 – $95,000
Policy Lead	6	$110,000	–	$107,750 – $110,000
Lead Research Analyst II	4	$85,000	–	$84,285 – $85,000
Senior Policy Lead	4	$130,000	–	$123,750 – $130,000
Research Operations Lead	3	$105,000	–	$105,000 – $105,000
Senior Software Developer	3	$120,000	−2%	$120,000 – $120,000
Associate Researcher II	3	$130,568	+74%	$117,784 – $141,339
Financial and Budget Associate	2	$89,602	–	$87,301 – $91,902
Data Operations Specialist	2	$75,816	−22%	$75,816 – $75,816
Associate Researcher I	2	$125,518	+104%	$115,259 – $135,778
Data Operations Analyst II	2	$65,229	–	$65,229 – $65,229
Associate Research Manager II	2	$135,000	–	$135,000 – $135,000
Visualization Developer	2	$126,256	+1%	$126,256 – $126,256
Researcher I	2	$105,000	+53%	$105,000 – $105,000
Senior Policy Associate	2	$135,000	+26%	$135,000 – $135,000
Senior HR Operations Lead	2	$101,150	–	$101,150 – $101,150
Research Operations Analyst II	2	$70,000	–	$70,000 – $70,000
Information Coordinator	2	$79,420	–	$78,034 – $80,806
Research Lead I	2	$105,000	–	$105,000 – $105,000
Research Analyst II	2	$70,000	0%	$70,000 – $70,000
Senior Data Operations Analyst II	2	$100,614	–	$97,807 – $103,420
Senior Research Analyst I	2	$95,000	–	$95,000 – $95,000
Employee Development Lead	1	$95,000	–	$95,000 – $95,000
Employee Development Senior Analyst	1	$80,000	–	$80,000 – $80,000
Associate Research Manager III	1	$135,000	–	$135,000 – $135,000
AppDev Product Manager II	1	$84,240	–	$84,240 – $84,240
AppDev Lead DevOps Engineer	1	$164,000	–	$164,000 – $164,000
Data Engineering and Operations Lead	1	$140,130	–	$140,130 – $140,130
Financial and Budget Analyst	1	$71,490	+5%	$71,490 – $71,490
Manager of Product Design	1	$150,342	–	$150,342 – $150,342
Network Engineer	1	$115,066	+24%	$115,066 – $115,066
Front End App Developer	1	$126,000	–	$126,000 – $126,000
Lead Data Operations Analyst I	1	$70,000	–	$70,000 – $70,000
Lead Data Operations Analyst II	1	$85,000	–	$85,000 – $85,000
Lead Financial and Accounting Analyst	1	$71,489	–	$71,489 – $71,489
Lead Operations Coordinator	1	$76,814	–	$76,814 – $76,814
IT Operations Analyst	1	$96,096	+5%	$96,096 – $96,096
Lead Software Developer	1	$161,637	+20%	$161,637 – $161,637
Research Operations Analyst I	1	$63,045	–	$63,045 – $63,045
Research Manager	1	$175,115	+95%	$175,115 – $175,115
Research Operations Senior Analyst I	1	$95,000	–	$95,000 – $95,000
Research Specialist	1	$72,772	+8%	$72,772 – $72,772
Senior Research Analyst II	1	$110,000	–	$110,000 – $110,000
Software Development Product Manager	1	$71,240	–	$71,240 – $71,240

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


Burlingame, CA	64	$95,000	$75,000 – $110,000
Los Angeles, CA	18	$85,000	$75,000 – $101,422
Washington, DC	8	$71,386	$68,750 – $77,500
Rocklin, CA	4	$103,563	$103,563 – $115,487
Seattle, WA	4	$95,614	$81,250 – $106,420
Aldie, VA	3	$95,000	$85,000 – $99,094
Chino Hills, CA	3	$130,000	$102,500 – $132,500
Sacramento, CA	3	$95,000	$85,000 – $112,500
La Jolla, CA	2	$78,570	$76,785 – $80,354
Pittsburgh, PA	2	$70,000	$67,500 – $72,500
Brooklyn, NY	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000
Alexandria, VA	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000
Bellevue, WA	1	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000
Anaheim, CA	1	$70,000	$70,000 – $70,000
Durham, NC	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000
Coppell, TX	1	$85,000	$85,000 – $85,000
Chicago, IL	1	$105,000	$105,000 – $105,000
Chelsea, MA	1	$140,130	$140,130 – $140,130
Carrollton, TX	1	$65,000	$65,000 – $65,000
Chapel Hill, NC	1	$130,568	$130,568 – $130,568

By year


2023	19	$75,000
2024	61	$85,000
2025	48	$85,000
2026	19	$101,150

By experience level


Level I	10	$79,420
Level II	65	$75,000
Level III	24	$85,000
Level IV	48	$105,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).