Open Philanthropy Project H-1B wage filings
San Francisco, CA. Last filed in fiscal 2025. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five. Also filed as Open Philanthropy Project LLC.
Open Philanthropy Project filed 50 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2025. The median wage it offered was $112,632, 21.5% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Research Fellow (7 filings, median $149,903).
- Filings since FY2022
- 50
- Positions covered
- 48
- Certified
- 96.0%
- Job titles
- 26
- Worksite cities
- 5
- Last filed
- FY2025
Offered wage since 2022
Open Philanthropy Project's median H-1B wage offer rose 12%, from $110,839 in fiscal 2022 to $124,604 in fiscal 2025. In fiscal 2025 it was 3.9% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2023, with 14 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
Open Philanthropy Project by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | $124,604 | −2.7% | $107,182 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 12 | $128,106 | +2.5% | $118,019 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 14 | $124,921 | +12.7% | $78,822 | +38.1% |
| 2022 | 10 | $110,839 | n/a | $55,578 | +84.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Fellow | 7 | $149,903 | +5.8% | |
| Program Associate | 6 | $109,768 | +2.4% | |
| Chief of Staff | 5 | $129,268 | +13.3% | |
| Biosecurity Research Analyst | 4 | $111,736 | +37.1% | |
| Program Officer, Global Catastrophic Risks | 3 | $180,856 | +26.7% | |
| Program Associate, GCRCB | 2 | $112,025 | +9.7% | |
| Research Analyst | 2 | $117,880 | +96.5% | |
| Senior Program Associate | 2 | $120,704 | +112.2% | |
| Sr. Program Associate - Modeling & Research | 2 | $118,777 | +67.5% | |
| Chief of Staff, Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building | 1 | $152,049 | +17.8% | |
| Grants Officer | 1 | $90,550 | +98.0% | |
| Program Associate, Farm Animal Welfare | 1 | $112,008 | at the minimum | |
| Program Associate, Modeling & Research | 1 | $93,061 | +70.1% | |
| Program Officer, Effective Altruism/Global Health | 1 | $162,000 | +196.0% | |
| Program Operations Coordinator | 1 | $83,321 | +1.5% | |
| Program Ops Associate, Effective Altruism Community Growth | 1 | $63,307 | +7.2% | |
| Research Fellow, Global Catastrophic Risks | 1 | $180,856 | +45.8% | |
| Research Fellow - International Development | 1 | $110,839 | +102.5% | |
| Researcher, Global Health and Wellbeing Cause Prioritization | 1 | $107,277 | +0.1% | |
| Senior Program Associate, AI Governance and Policy | 1 | $139,440 | +5.4% | |
| Sr. Program Associate, Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness | 1 | $112,632 | +99.2% | |
| Sr Program Associate, Effective Altruism Community Growth | 1 | $72,184 | +27.9% | |
| Senior Program Associate GCR-CB | 1 | $139,440 | +5.4% | |
| Senior Program Associate – Long-termism | 1 | $105,000 | +37.4% | |
| Senior Program Associate - Student Fellowship Program | 1 | $86,195 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Research Analyst | 1 | $149,304 | +112.4% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 45 | $116,486 |
| Berkeley, CA | 2 | $99,414 |
| Oakland, CA | 1 | $162,000 |
| Tucson, AZ | 1 | $90,550 |
| Washington, DC | 1 | $110,839 |
By visa type: 41 H-1B, 9 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 47 certified, 1 certified and later withdrawn, 2 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 Open Philanthropy Project 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.
- 1 filing is for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year) so they can be compared.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.