The Nature Conservancy

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 29 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Social Advocacy Organizations
  • Main U.S. filing address: Arlington, VA
Median base salary$97,000−21% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$80.2k–$124k
Level II (mid-level) share43%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$79,934the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $67k25th $80.2kmedian $97k75th $124k90th $147.5k

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Percentiles from The Nature Conservancy's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What The Nature Conservancy hires for

Bar: share of The Nature Conservancy's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 86% of filings (14 occupations in total).

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JobMedianFilings
Environmental Scientist$84,55211

Jobs with at least 10 filings at The Nature Conservancy.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 11% of filings
$96kLevel II
Mid-level · 43% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 18% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 29% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $96,000 12
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 8

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$97,000
Middle 50%$80.2k–$124k
vs. all employers−21%comparison median $122,699
Filings29FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,170 and $175,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$66,979
25th$80,184
50th (median)$97,000
75th$124,000
90th$147,522

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $90k $120k FY2020: median $70,278 (16 filings) FY2021: median $88,825 (16 filings) FY2022: median $110,934 (14 filings) FY2023: median $97,755 (13 filings) FY2024: median $93,000 (17 filings) FY2025: median $101,500 (20 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 14 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 20 filings FY25 FY2026: 9 filings FY26 20
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$70,278$67,144$81,25516
FY2021$88,825$71,970$108,75916
FY2022$110,934$87,577$127,50014
FY2023$97,755$81,500$126,44513
FY2024$93,000$70,000$132,00017
FY2025$101,500$76,500$124,25020
FY2026–––9

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$97,000
Median prevailing wage$79,934
Median difference+9.8%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage28%

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 The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy'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 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 Environmental Scientist, Financial Analyst and Data Engineer and the main metro areas are Washington, DC, Durham, NC and Boulder, CO. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does The Nature Conservancy sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. The Nature Conservancy filed 29 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 The Nature Conservancy pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on The Nature Conservancy's H-1B filings is $97,000; half of filings fall between $80,184 and $124,000. Bonus and stock are not included.