Watson Institute H-1B wage filings
Boulder, CO. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Watson Institute filed 15 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $70,000, 19.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs.
- Filings since FY2020
- 15
- Positions covered
- 15
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 11
- Worksite cities
- 4
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2020
Watson Institute made 15 filings across 7 fiscal years since 2020, too few in most years to track the wage year by year. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2025, with 5 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.
Watson 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 | 5 | $75,000 | n/a | $65,915 | +19.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 3 | $70,000 | n/a | $54,517 | +33.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director of Admission | 2 | $67,669 | +33.5% | |
| Executive Director | 2 | $75,038 | +27.9% | |
| Programs Coordinator | 2 | $57,620 | +2.9% | |
| Programs Manager | 2 | $72,500 | +25.9% | |
| Associate Instructional Specialist | 1 | $65,500 | +32.6% | |
| Director of Admissions | 1 | $70,000 | +37.2% | |
| Director of Design | 1 | $81,250 | +21.0% | |
| Director of Program Operations | 1 | $61,600 | +0.4% | |
| Search Manager | 1 | $60,000 | +19.7% | |
| Senior Search Manager | 1 | $75,670 | at the minimum | |
| VP of Programs | 1 | $116,033 | +8.2% | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Boca Raton, FL | 7 | $70,000 |
| Boulder, CO | 6 | $70,250 |
| Jupiter, FL | 1 | $75,670 |
| Miami, FL | 1 | $70,000 |
By visa type: 15 H-1B. By outcome: 15 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 Watson 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.