Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 15 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Support Activities for Air Transportation
  • Main U.S. filing address: Arlington, VA
Median base salary$163,313+33% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$155k–$171.3k
Level III (senior) share40%all employers: 21%
Median prevailing wage$150,467the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $150k25th $155kmedian $163.3k75th $171.3k90th $178.7k

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Percentiles from Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Washington, DC$163,31315

Salary details

Median salary$163,313
Middle 50%$155k–$171.3k
vs. all employers+33%comparison median $122,699
Filings15FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $150,000 and $178,738.
PercentileSalary
10th$150,000
25th$155,000
50th (median)$163,313
75th$171,259
90th$178,738

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$163,313
Median prevailing wage$150,467
Median difference+11.9%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage0%

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 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's filings list its industry as Support Activities for Air Transportation (Transportation and Warehousing sector, NAICS 4881). Its main U.S. filing address is in Arlington, VA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are IT Manager, Software Engineer and Web Developer and the main metro areas are Washington, DC. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Questions

Does Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority filed 15 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 Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's H-1B filings is $163,313; half of filings fall between $155,000 and $171,259. Bonus and stock are not included.