The Reason Foundation H-1B wage filings
Los Angeles, CA. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
The Reason Foundation filed 9 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $78,000, 23.6% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs.
- Filings since FY2020
- 9
- Positions covered
- 9
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 6
- Worksite cities
- 4
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2020
The Reason Foundation made 9 filings across 6 fiscal years since 2020, too few in most years to track the wage year by year. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2023, with 3 filings.
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
The Reason Foundation by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | 3 | $82,000 | n/a | $51,230 | +60.1% |
| 2022 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2021 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2020 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Finance Data Scientist | 2 | $88,500 | +6.8% | |
| Quantitative Policy Analyst | 2 | $82,000 | +60.1% | |
| Latin American Legal News Journalist/Producer | 1 | $75,000 | +51.5% | |
| Public Policy Analyst (Social Science Research Assistant) | 1 | $57,000 | +6.8% | |
| Quantitative Financial Policy Analyst | 1 | $125,000 | +99.1% | |
| Tech Policy Analyst | 1 | $60,000 | +23.6% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $82,000 |
| Washington, DC | 3 | $57,000 |
| Fairfax, VA | 1 | $99,000 |
| Silver Spring, MD | 1 | $78,000 |
By visa type: 8 H-1B, 1 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 6 certified, 3 certified and later withdrawn.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 Reason Foundation 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.