The Urban Institute H-1B salaries

The Urban Institute filed 21 certified H-1B applications between Sep 2023 and Apr 2026. Half of them paid more than $69,650 a year. The typical offer was 13% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $69,650
Middle half earn: $57,637 to $115,550
Top 10% earn over: $136,670
Certified filings: 21

Every filing

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Pay by job title


Research Analyst	5	$62,000	−38%	$58,800 – $62,000
Research Associate	3	$93,135	+31%	$72,568 – $95,114
Senior Research Associate	3	$136,670	+59%	$126,110 – $137,984
Data Scientist	2	$60,825	−49%	$56,412 – $65,238
Intermittent Director, Research	1	$160,472	–	$160,472 – $160,472
Financial Analyst I	1	$57,637	−23%	$57,637 – $57,637
Research Assistant	1	$51,769	−4%	$51,769 – $51,769
Senior Policy Associate	1	$126,000	+18%	$126,000 – $126,000
Senior Research Associate (TPC)	1	$116,706	–	$116,706 – $116,706
Senior Software Engineer	1	$52,000	−65%	$52,000 – $52,000
Solution Engineer	1	$69,650	−40%	$69,650 – $69,650
Web Application Developer	1	$81,786	−9%	$81,786 – $81,786

Where they work

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


Washington, DC	12	$81,392	$52,000 – $121,697
Pickerington, OH	2	$66,893	$59,446 – $74,340
Brooklyn, NY	1	$62,000	$62,000 – $62,000
Oakland, CA	1	$126,000	$126,000 – $126,000
Cambridge, MA	1	$62,115	$62,115 – $62,115
Pompano Beach, FL	1	$57,637	$57,637 – $57,637
Queens, NY	1	$62,000	$62,000 – $62,000
Seattle, WA	1	$69,650	$69,650 – $69,650
Washington Dc, DC	1	$97,093	$97,093 – $97,093

By year


2023	1	$93,135
2024	8	$62,000
2025	7	$69,650
2026	5	$62,115

By experience level


Level I	2	$58,218
Level II	4	$62,000
Level III	2	$116,128
Level IV	6	$131,335