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Median yearly base wage$70,000n=43 eligible

Middle 50% of yearly wages$52,000 – $93,000

Most reported worksiteWashington, DC41 matching filings

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Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
Cato Institute	Trade Policy Analyst	Filing details $47.76 per hour I-200-26110-811283 Reported wage: $47.76 / hour Annualized: $99,341 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-04-27 Employment end: 2029-04-26 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	04/20/2026	04/27/2026
Cato Institute	Ux Designer	Filing details $89,000 /yr I-200-26092-751081 Reported wage: $89,000 / year Annualized: $89,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-04-09 Employment end: 2029-10-01 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	04/02/2026	10/02/2026
Cato Institute	Ux Designer	Filing details $89,000 /yr I-200-26051-653727 Reported wage: $89,000 / year Annualized: $89,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-02-27 Employment end: 2029-08-07 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	02/20/2026	08/08/2026
Cato Institute	Research Fellow	Filing details $155,000 /yr I-200-25363-513927 Reported wage: $155,000 / year Annualized: $155,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-01-06 Employment end: 2029-04-09 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	12/29/2025	04/10/2026
Cato Institute	Conference Coordinator	Filing details $57,749.9 /yr I-200-25339-460308 Reported wage: $57,749.9 / year Annualized: $57,750 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2025-12-12 Employment end: 2028-12-21 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	12/05/2025	12/22/2025
Cato Institute	Assistant Salesforce Administrator	Filing details $73,466 /yr I-200-25234-261631 Reported wage: $73,466 / year Annualized: $73,466 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-08-29 Employment end: 2029-02-19 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	08/22/2025	02/20/2026
Cato Institute	Prospect Research Analyst	Filing details $60,000 /yr I-200-25224-237572 Reported wage: $60,000 / year Annualized: $60,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-08-19 Employment end: 2028-08-24 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	08/12/2025	08/25/2025
Cato Institute	Research Fellow	Filing details $149,000 /yr I-200-25224-237611 Reported wage: $149,000 / year Annualized: $149,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-08-19 Employment end: 2028-11-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	08/12/2025	11/13/2025
Cato Institute	Policy Analyst	Filing details $51.87 per hour I-200-25163-084546 Reported wage: $51.87 / hour Annualized: $107,890 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-06-20 Employment end: 2028-08-27 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	06/12/2025	08/28/2025
Cato Institute	Editor Of Intellectual History, Libertarianism.Org	Filing details $70,000.06 /yr I-200-25043-688104 Reported wage: $70,000.06 / year Annualized: $70,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-02-20 Employment end: 2028-03-02 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	02/12/2025	03/03/2025
Cato Institute	Research Associate	Filing details $52,000 /yr I-200-24200-205844 Reported wage: $52,000 / year Annualized: $52,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-07-25 Employment end: 2027-09-29 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	07/18/2024	09/30/2024
Cato Institute	Research Associate	Filing details $52,000 /yr I-200-24085-828360 Reported wage: $52,000 / year Annualized: $52,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-04-01 Employment end: 2027-05-22 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	03/25/2024	05/23/2024
Cato Institute	Research Associate	Filing details $52,249.86 /yr I-200-24025-668214 Reported wage: $52,249.86 / year Annualized: $52,250 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-02-01 Employment end: 2027-06-07 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Arlington, VA	01/25/2024	06/08/2024
Cato Institute	Research Assistant	Filing details $60,000 /yr I-200-23319-503843 Reported wage: $60,000 / year Annualized: $60,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2023-11-22 Employment end: 2027-01-14 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	11/15/2023	01/15/2024
Cato Institute	Ux Designer	Filing details $85,000 /yr I-200-23296-450220 Reported wage: $85,000 / year Annualized: $85,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2023-10-30 Employment end: 2026-10-29 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	10/23/2023	10/30/2023
Cato Institute	Research Associate	Filing details $52,000 /yr I-200-23291-441269 Reported wage: $52,000 / year Annualized: $52,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2023-10-25 Employment end: 2026-11-05 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	10/18/2023	11/06/2023
Cato Institute	Assistant Video Producer	Filing details $60,000 /yr I-200-23208-219181 Reported wage: $60,000 / year Annualized: $60,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-08-03 Employment end: 2027-01-19 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	07/27/2023	01/20/2024
Cato Institute	Health Policy Program Manager	Filing details $76,000 /yr I-200-23061-819304 Reported wage: $76,000 / year Annualized: $76,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-03-09 Employment end: 2026-03-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	03/02/2023	03/13/2023
Cato Institute	Research Fellow	Filing details $140,000 /yr I-200-23061-819366 Reported wage: $140,000 / year Annualized: $140,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-03-09 Employment end: 2026-04-09 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	03/02/2023	04/10/2023
Cato Institute	Economist	Filing details $143,000 /yr I-200-22222-407560 Reported wage: $143,000 / year Annualized: $143,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-08-17 Employment end: 2023-05-20 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	08/10/2022	01/09/2023
Cato Institute	Policy Analyst	Filing details $86,800 /yr I-200-22111-093161 Reported wage: $86,800 / year Annualized: $86,800 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-04-28 Employment end: 2025-04-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	04/21/2022	05/01/2022
Cato Institute	Director, Libertarianism.Org	Filing details $70,000.06 /yr I-200-22108-078161 Reported wage: $70,000.06 / year Annualized: $70,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-04-25 Employment end: 2025-06-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	04/18/2022	07/01/2022
Cato Institute	Policy Analyst	Filing details $86,800 /yr I-200-22089-020955 Reported wage: $86,800 / year Annualized: $86,800 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-04-06 Employment end: 2025-04-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	03/30/2022	05/01/2022
Cato Institute	Research And Program Manager	Filing details $62,500 /yr I-200-22075-982959 Reported wage: $62,500 / year Annualized: $62,500 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-03-23 Employment end: 2023-04-26 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	03/16/2022	04/27/2022
Cato Institute	Policy Analyst For Trade Policy Studies	Filing details $90,000 /yr I-200-21256-578772 Reported wage: $90,000 / year Annualized: $90,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-09-21 Employment end: 2024-10-03 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, D.C., DC	09/13/2021	10/04/2021

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About Cato Institute H-1B salary records

This view contains 46 matching filings across all loaded fiscal years. The median reported yearly base wage is $70,000, based on 43 certified filings with positive yearly pay. These are filing-level observations, not unique employees or total compensation.

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Base wages preserve the disclosed pay period. Select a salary to see its case status, dates, worker positions, and annualized estimate. Salary charts use certified, positive yearly base wages; LCAs are not visa approvals. Subsidiaries and previous legal names have separate profiles. Methodology & coverage ↗

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Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 2026*5 filings$89,000 median · n=4

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$50k–$75kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 43 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Salary ranges by role

Which common roles report higher base wages?

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Not enough eligible records to compare groups. Each group needs at least 20.

Up to six of the eight most-filed roles, ordered by median pay. At least 20 certified, positive yearly wages per group. Bars compare median yearly base salary from a zero baseline. Typical range contains the middle 50% of wages. Click a group to inspect its filings.

Salary ranges by city

How does reported pay differ across common worksites?

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Washington, DC$70,000 median

Typical range: $52,000–$89,00038 salary records

$0$50,000$100,000

Up to six of the eight most-filed worksites, ordered by median pay. At least 20 certified, positive yearly wages per group. Bars compare median yearly base salary from a zero baseline. Typical range contains the middle 50% of wages. Click a group to inspect its filings.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

97.8%Certified LCAs

Certified45 97.8%

Denied1 2.2%

Denominator: all 46 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$70,000Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$43,500

25th percentile$52,000

Median (50th)$70,000

75th percentile$93,000

90th percentile$121,315

n=43 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology