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The Reason Foundation

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Matching filings11

Median yearly base wage$63,000n=9 eligible

Middle 50% of yearly wages$56,000 – $78,000

Most reported worksiteLos Angeles, CA4 matching filings

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Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
The Reason Foundation	Public Finance Data Scientist	Filing details $99,000 /yr I-200-26138-922495 Reported wage: $99,000 / year Annualized: $99,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-05-26 Employment end: 2029-06-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Fairfax, VA	05/18/2026	06/13/2026
The Reason Foundation	Quantitative Financial Policy Analyst	Filing details $125,000 /yr I-200-26106-801712 Reported wage: $125,000 / year Annualized: $125,000 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2026 Decision: 2026-05-04 Employment end: 2029-05-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Los Angeles, CA	04/16/2026	05/31/2026
The Reason Foundation	Latin American Legal News Journalist/Producer	Filing details $75,000 /yr I-200-25021-631253 Reported wage: $75,000–$95,000 / year Annualized: $75,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2025 Decision: 2025-01-28 Employment end: 2028-01-26 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	01/21/2025	01/27/2025
The Reason Foundation	Tech Policy Analyst	Filing details $60,000 /yr I-200-24197-196776 Reported wage: $60,000–$70,000 / year Annualized: $60,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2024 Decision: 2024-07-22 Employment end: 2027-08-04 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Los Angeles, CA	07/15/2024	08/05/2024
The Reason Foundation	Public Finance Data Scientist	Filing details $78,000 /yr I-200-23068-837194 Reported wage: $78,000 / year Annualized: $78,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-03-16 Employment end: 2026-06-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Silver Spring, MD	03/09/2023	06/13/2023
The Reason Foundation	Quantitative Policy Analyst	Filing details $82,000 /yr I-200-23009-689765 Reported wage: $82,000 / year Annualized: $82,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-01-16 Employment end: 2026-05-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Los Angeles, CA	01/09/2023	05/31/2023
The Reason Foundation	Quantitative Policy Analyst	Filing details $82,000 /yr I-200-22363-665281 Reported wage: $82,000 / year Annualized: $82,000 Status: Certified - Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-01-09 Employment end: 2026-05-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Los Angeles, CA	12/29/2022	05/31/2023
The Reason Foundation	Quantitative Policy Analyst	Filing details $56,000 /yr I-200-19357-213420 Reported wage: $56,000 / year Annualized: $56,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2019-12-31 Employment end: 2023-05-31 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	12/23/2019	06/01/2020
The Reason Foundation	Research Analyst Ii (Consumer Freedom Research Dir	Filing details $63,000 /yr I-200-19204-805842 Reported wage: $63,000–$66,000 / year Annualized: $63,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2019 Decision: 2019-07-29 Employment end: 2022-07-29 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	07/23/2019	07/30/2019
The Reason Foundation	Quantitative Policy Analyst	Filing details $35,000 /yr I-200-17025-516453 Reported wage: $35,000–$45,000 / year Annualized: $35,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2017 Decision: 2017-01-31 Employment end: 2020-06-01 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	01/25/2017	06/01/2017
The Reason Foundation	Consumer Freedom Research Associate	Filing details $35,000 /yr I-200-16261-406322 Reported wage: $35,000–$45,000 / year Annualized: $35,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2016 Decision: 2016-09-22 Employment end: 2019-10-01 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Washington, DC	09/17/2016	10/01/2016

About The Reason Foundation H-1B salary records

This view contains 11 matching filings across all loaded fiscal years. The median reported yearly base wage is $63,000, based on 9 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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The Reason Foundation insights

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Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 2026*2 filings$99,000 median · n=1

*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

$75k–$100kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 9 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

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

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

81.8%Certified LCAs

Certified9 81.8%

Certified - Withdrawn2 18.2%

Denominator: all 11 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

$63,000Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$35,000

25th percentile$56,000

Median (50th)$63,000

75th percentile$78,000

90th percentile$85,400

n=9 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