Open Philanthropy Project

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 12 certified filings (FY2025)

Last filed FY2025 Q4
  • Scientific Research and Development Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Francisco, CA
Median base salary$124,604+2% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$109.8k–$149.9k
Level II (mid-level) share42%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$112,746the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $107.5k25th $109.8kmedian $124.6k75th $149.9k90th $149.9k

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Percentiles from Open Philanthropy Project'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 3
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Open Philanthropy Project files

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

Show all 1 metro areas

Open Philanthropy Project files many roles at exactly $109,768. 4 of 12 filings (33%).

Metro areaMedianFilings
San Francisco, CA$124,60412

Salary details

Median salary$124,604
Middle 50%$109.8k–$149.9k
vs. all employers+2%comparison median $122,699
Filings12FY2025 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,956 and $177,451.
PercentileSalary
10th$107,526
25th$109,768
50th (median)$124,604
75th$149,903
90th$149,903

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$124,604
Median prevailing wage$112,746
Median difference+3.9%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage8%

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 Open Philanthropy Project

Open Philanthropy Project's filings list its industry as Scientific Research and Development Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5417). Its main U.S. filing address is in San Francisco, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2022 to FY2025 Q4. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Project Manager, Economist and Research Scientist (Computer Science) and the main metro areas are San Francisco, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Open Philanthropy Project sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Open Philanthropy Project filed 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2025 Q4. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Open Philanthropy Project pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Open Philanthropy Project's H-1B filings is $124,604; half of filings fall between $109,768 and $149,903. Bonus and stock are not included.