The Aspen Institute H-1B wage filings
Washington, DC. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
The Aspen Institute filed 11 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $74,360, 23.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs.
- Filings since FY2022
- 11
- Positions covered
- 11
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 10
- Worksite cities
- 2
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2022
The Aspen Institute made 11 filings across 5 fiscal years since 2022, too few in most years to track the wage year by year. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2023, with 4 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
The Aspen Institute by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | 3 | $72,000 | −11.3% | $62,795 | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 4 | $81,188 | n/a | $72,051 | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Program Associate | 2 | $74,360 | +46.2% | |
| Associate Director | 1 | $127,000 | +12.9% | |
| Communications and Events Associate | 1 | $70,000 | +11.5% | |
| Executive Associate | 1 | $81,125 | +9.8% | |
| Managing Director | 1 | $135,907 | +7.3% | |
| Program Associate | 1 | $72,100 | +30.4% | |
| Program Coordinator | 1 | $56,500 | +29.2% | |
| Program Coordinator - Global Innovators Group | 1 | $72,000 | +32.2% | |
| Project Associate | 1 | $65,000 | +23.4% | |
| Senior Project Manager | 1 | $97,375 | +6.5% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC | 10 | $73,230 |
| Aspen, CO | 1 | $135,907 |
By visa type: 11 H-1B. By outcome: 10 certified, 1 certified and later withdrawn.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages The Aspen Institute attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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