International Rescue Committee

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 23 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Social Advocacy Organizations
  • Main U.S. filing address: New York, NY
Median base salary$110,000−10% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$81k–$128.5k
Level II (mid-level) share41%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$100,526the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $76.8k25th $81kmedian $110k75th $128.5k90th $159k

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Percentiles from International Rescue Committee's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II too few 9
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 8

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where International Rescue Committee files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
New York, NY$115,90012

Salary details

Median salary$110,000
Middle 50%$81k–$128.5k
vs. all employers−10%comparison median $122,699
Filings23FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,320 and $356,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$76,800
25th$81,000
50th (median)$110,000
75th$128,500
90th$159,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $100k $130k FY2021: median $115,000 (12 filings) FY2022: median $82,500 (16 filings) FY2023: median $89,650 (18 filings) FY2024: median $98,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $100,000 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 16 filings FY22 FY2023: 18 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 15 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 18
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––7
FY2021$115,000$90,318$163,29212
FY2022$82,500$73,061$96,25016
FY2023$89,650$79,000$106,00018
FY2024$98,000$73,900$150,00013
FY2025$100,000$81,000$116,42215
FY2026–––8

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$110,000
Median prevailing wage$100,526
Median difference+14.1%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage13%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About International Rescue Committee

International Rescue Committee's filings list its industry as Social Advocacy Organizations (Other Services (except Public Administration) sector, NAICS 8133). Its main U.S. filing address is in New York, NY and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Fundraising Manager, Human Resources Manager and Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are New York, NY, Memphis, TN and San Francisco, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does International Rescue Committee sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. International Rescue Committee filed 23 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does International Rescue Committee pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on International Rescue Committee's H-1B filings is $110,000; half of filings fall between $81,000 and $128,500. Bonus and stock are not included.