H-1B Program Officer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Program Officer is $84,350, across 52 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$84,350
Average wage
$137,398
90th percentile
$194,100
Certified LCAs
52
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $50,100
- 25th
- $67,838
- Median
- $84,350
- Average
- $137,398
- 90th
- $194,100
- Highest
- $1,980,000
Based on 52 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Program Officer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| THE WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION | 6 | $193,000 |
| The Ford Foundation | 2 | $163,407 |
| Catena Group LLC | 3 | $129,000 |
| Charles F. Kettering Foundation | 1 | $95,662 |
| International Planned Parenthood Federation-Worldwide Inc. | 2 | $93,000 |
| Open Society Institute | 3 | $89,500 |
| United States Institute of Peace | 2 | $86,335 |
| The Commonwealth Fund | 2 | $80,694 |
| Social Science Research Council | 4 | $76,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | 10 | $67,844 |
| Results for Development Institute Inc. | 2 | $66,000 |
| Rutgers Presbyterian Church | 1 | $63,000 |
| National Committee on United States-China Relations, Inc. | 2 | $61,329 |
| AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE, INC. | 1 | $57,000 |
| International Research & Exchanges Board, Inc. | 1 | $52,400 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $89,500Washington, DC · $76,289Baltimore, MD · $67,838Menlo Park, CA · $193,000Brooklyn, NY · $76,000Chapel Hill, NC · $67,850Dayton, OH · $95,662Suite 1100, DC · $83,699Evanston, IL · $50,100Seattle, WA · $85,000Oakland, CA · $195,000Somerville, MA · $78,546Ewing Township, NJ · $93,000Los Altos, CA · $230,500Newton, MA · $100,000