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Smithsonian Institution

#3,462 H-1B sponsor of 59,424
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

๐Ÿข Cambridge, MA HQ๐ŸŒ cfa.harvard.edu

Does Smithsonian Institution sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Smithsonian Institution has filed 194 H-1B LCAs and 2 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor since FY2017, most recently 20 in FY2025 at a $96k median base salary, about 20% below the national H-1B median.

H-1B filings
194
FY2017โ€“2026
24 in FY25-26* โ†’
Median base pay (H-1B)
$96k
FY2025
$74kโ€“$124k typical
Pay vs market
-20%
below national H-1B median
vs $119k in FY2025
Green-card (PERM)
2
FY2017โ€“2020
$97k median wage

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

Wage floor & filing outcomes

The DOL-required prevailing wage (the legal floor, not actual pay), skill levels, and LCA decisions

Median prevailing wage
$67k
DOL legal floor, not actual pay
Offered median $88k
Wage levels
Level I68Level II61Level III27Level IV24
LCA decisions
Certified149Withdrawn41Denied4

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year โ€ 

How they get sponsored

Visa held when the green card (PERM) was filed

H-1B1

What this means โ†’ Green-card paths

Worker backgrounds

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from ยท FY2017โ€“2024

Countries of citizenship
China1Italy1
Top schools
Kent State University1
Fields of study
Business Administration1Physics1
Degrees
Master's2

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