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SOC 19-3094

Political Scientists Visa Sponsoring Employers

Compare U.S. employers using LCA filing history from FY2022 through FY2026 Q3 YTD for Political Scientists.

5-period LCA filings

449

Employers

196

Median reported wage

$95,000

Filing history

FY2022–FY2026 Q3 YTD

FY2026 is partial through Q3

FY2022

82

FY2023

108

FY2024

88

FY2025

110

FY2026 Q3

61

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Compare employers for this occupation in states with meaningful historical filing activity.

Employers to research

Compare relevant filing volume with historical consistency and recent activity.

#Employer5-period filingsActiveRecent streakFY2026 Q3Median wage
1The Trustees of Princeton University205/551$72,365
2The Leland Stanford, Jr University185/554$117,500
3Carnegie Endowment for International Peace104/512$153,238
4Columbia University104/540$82,000
5Johns Hopkins University103/526$88,678
6Georgetown University104/540$103,000
7The Washington Institute for Near East Policy94/522$120,000
8TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA95/551$69,264
9New York University84/522$105,560
10The University of Southern California84/540$56,316
11International Rescue Committee, Inc.63/511$100,401
12Vanderbilt University64/542$78,500
13Washington Office on Latin America65/551$100,000
14GoElite, Inc.52/513$90,334
15TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY53/530$92,500
16Harvard University42/510$75,573
17International Peace Institute44/541$65,750
18The Atlantic Council43/530$122,500
19The Brookings Institution43/520$150,620
20The Pennsylvania State University43/530$70,752
21The World Justice Project43/510$110,200
22University of Washington43/531$72,369
23CENTER FOR A NEW AMERICAN SECURITY INC.43/530$120,000
24Cariina, Inc.31/510$115,000
25Center for Strategic and International Studies33/511$111,394
26Cornell University32/510$83,200
27Institute for Advanced Study31/510$89,981
28International Budget Partnership32/510$90,293
29Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute, USA32/510$150,000
30Kroll Associates, Inc.33/511$109,000
31Massachusetts Institute of Technology33/511$179,000
32New America Foundation33/521$85,338
33Partnership for Strong Communities, Inc.32/512$87,194
34RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CUNY32/520$105,500
35Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey32/520$70,000
36Syracuse University32/520$60,000
37The Asian American Foundation31/510$80,000
38THE NEW SCHOOL32/521$120,000
39The Urban Institute32/510$92,000
40Tufts University33/511$57,034
41Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, Inc.33/521$107,900
42Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University33/510$70,000
43Yale University33/531$72,000
44Google LLC33/510$231,000
45The Asia Society33/511$141,750
46VIA TRANSPORTATION, INC.32/522$125,000
47Alliance for Middle East Peace, Inc.21/510$90,000
48American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation22/510$175,000
49Amnesty International of the USA, Inc.22/510$111,197
50Anti-Defamation League (ADL)21/510$240,000
51Arizona Commerce Authority22/510$84,000
52Arizona State University22/520$62,500
53Bard College21/510$82,000
54Battelle Memorial Institute22/510$178,827
55Cato Institute22/510$97,345
56City of Boston Treasury Division21/510$72,713
57D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.22/520$130,000
58Future of Life Institute22/511$143,060
59Green Maple Law Group, APC21/510$104,770
60Hudson Institute Inc.21/510$62,000
61Institute for China-America Studies21/510$96,898
62International Planned Parenthood Federation-Worldwide Inc.21/510$115,000
63Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC22/520$125,863
64Lazard Freres & Co. LLC22/511$125,000
65Loyola Marymount University22/511$73,494
66MASA GROUP LLC21/510$107,890
67Moody's Shared Services, Inc.21/510$123,625
68National Endowment for Democracy21/510$111,634
69NEW ENERGY NEXUS NEW YORK LLC21/510$110,802
70Open Philanthropy Project21/510$118,776
71Qamise INC21/512$153,462
72Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft22/510$143,500
73Rhombus Power, Inc.21/510$101,234
74SecureBio, Inc.22/520$161,430
75Senturion Forecasting, LLC21/510$110,000
76Soka University of America22/510$111,650
77Sony AI America Inc.22/511$105,250
78SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY21/510$60,000
79Texas A&M University22/520$76,875
80The City of New York (Office of The Brooklyn Borough President)22/520$92,851
81The Cohen Group LLC22/520$102,500
82The Commercial Club of Chicago21/510$86,500
83The Economic Progress Institute21/510$69,805
84The Independent Institute21/512$108,000
85The University of Texas at Austin22/511$55,306
86Turkish Heritage Organization, Inc.21/510$72,000
87United States Institute of Peace21/510$134,782
88University of California, Berkeley22/520$62,360
89University of California, Los Angeles21/510$76,268
90UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO22/510$82,518
91University of California, San Francisco22/510$85,300
92University of Michigan22/520$63,700
93US-ASEAN Business Council, Inc.22/510$118,248
94W.M. RICE UNIVERSITY21/510$418,282
95WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE21/510$145,000
96Wyoming Legislative Service Office22/510$73,282
97Eurasia Group, Ltd.22/520$98,514
98Veracity Worldwide LLC22/511$118,500
99ACCESS NOW INC.22/510$182,156
100KK Metamedia, LLC22/511$150,000

Results use LCA applications appearing in the available Department of Labor disclosure history, grouped by received fiscal year. FY2026 is partial through Q3. An LCA is not a USCIS visa approval, and historical activity does not guarantee current hiring or future sponsorship.