Future of Life Institute H-1B wage filings
Campbell, CA. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Future of Life Institute filed 9 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $101,000, 13.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was AI Engineer (3 filings, median $84,000).
- Filings since FY2023
- 9
- Positions covered
- 9
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 7
- Worksite cities
- 6
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2023
Future of Life Institute made 9 filings across 4 fiscal years since 2023, too few in most years to track the wage year by year. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2025, 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.
Future of Life Institute by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 3 | $175,000 | +108.3% | $120,203 | +18.5% |
| 2025 | 4 | $84,000 | n/a | $81,307 | +12.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 3 | $84,000 | +1.5% | |
| AI and National Security Lead | 1 | $185,120 | +7.0% | |
| AI Safety Investigator | 1 | $117,000 | +18.5% | |
| Artificial Intelligence Policy Researcher | 1 | $99,682 | +13.2% | |
| Research Scientist | 1 | $175,000 | +45.6% | |
| Special Projects Lead | 1 | $135,600 | +28.1% | |
| U.S. Policy Specialist | 1 | $101,000 | +8.8% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell, CA | 2 | $109,800 |
| Narberth, PA | 2 | $81,915 |
| Washington, DC | 2 | $143,060 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $99,682 |
| New York, NY | 1 | $175,000 |
| Redwood, CA | 1 | $117,000 |
By visa type: 9 H-1B. By outcome: 9 certified.
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 Future of Life 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.