Carnegie Institution of Washington d/b/a Carnegie Institution for Science 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. Also filed as The Carnegie Institution of Washington; Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Carnegie Institution of Washington d/b/a Carnegie Institution for Science filed 33 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $68,186, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Postdoctoral Fellow (11 filings, median $75,721).
- Filings since FY2020
- 33
- Positions covered
- 32
- Certified
- 97.0%
- Job titles
- 15
- Worksite cities
- 6
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2020
Carnegie Institution of Washington d/b/a Carnegie Institution for Science's median H-1B wage offer held steady, from $61,797 in fiscal 2021 to $61,963 in fiscal 2024. In fiscal 2024 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2022, with 7 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.
Carnegie Institution of Washington d/b/a Carnegie Institution for Science by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 4 | $82,467 | −32.3% | $75,650 | +9.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | $121,800 | +96.6% | $108,597 | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 6 | $61,963 | −1.9% | $61,963 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 6 | $63,191 | +0.8% | $63,191 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 7 | $62,691 | +1.4% | $62,691 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 5 | $61,797 | n/a | $61,797 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 11 | $75,721 | +5.8% | |
| Postdoctoral Research Scientist | 4 | $73,861 | at the minimum | |
| Staff Associate | 4 | $61,880 | at the minimum | |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 2 | $56,524 | at the minimum | |
| Research Associate | 2 | $66,987 | at the minimum | |
| Computer Programmer | 1 | $59,550 | at the minimum | |
| Controls Software Engineer | 1 | $160,000 | +45.5% | |
| Electronics Engineer | 1 | $74,381 | at the minimum | |
| Laser Heating & Spectroscopy Lab Manager | 1 | $92,347 | +8.7% | |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 1 | $65,042 | at the minimum | |
| Postdoctoral Researcher | 1 | $51,563 | at the minimum | |
| Research Scientist | 1 | $121,800 | +12.2% | |
| Scientist | 1 | $65,568 | +6.1% | |
| Software Developer | 1 | $61,339 | at the minimum | |
| Staff Member | 1 | $77,667 | at the minimum | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford, CA | 21 | $61,963 |
| Pasadena, CA | 4 | $81,709 |
| Washington, DC | 4 | $82,924 |
| Princeton, NJ | 2 | $76,918 |
| Baltimore, MD | 1 | $53,061 |
| Washington D D, DC | 1 | n/a |
By visa type: 30 H-1B, 3 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 32 certified, 1 withdrawn before a decision.
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 Carnegie Institution of Washington d/b/a Carnegie Institution for Science 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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