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Political Scientists
SOC 19-3094. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 185 labor condition applications for Political Scientists (SOC 19-3094) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 177 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $100,000 a year (quartiles $76,500–$120,000), close to the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $82,493. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (41% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 15 with a median offered wage of $101,234.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 41%Level II 27%Level III 14%Level IV 10%Not stated 8%
| Measure | SOC 19-3094 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $100,000 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $76,500–$120,000 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 68% | 56% |
| Share certified | 96% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (185 here).
Offered wages by employer
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
All employers, A to Z
All employers for Political Scientists: 26 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.
Worksite states
District of Columbia 54 · New York 35 · California 26 · New Jersey 9 · Massachusetts 9 · Texas 8 · Washington 6 · Connecticut 6 · Pennsylvania 6 · Virginia 5
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $101,234.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| International Crisis Group | Washington | 1 |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | New York | 1 |
| Kroll Associates, Inc. | New York | 1 |
| The World Justice Project | Washington | 1 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | San Francisco | 1 |
| The University of Southern California | Los Angeles | 1 |
| US-ASEAN Business Council, Inc. | Washington | 1 |
| Palmdrive, Inc. | Cupertino | 1 |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston | 1 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman | 1 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for Political Scientists?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 19-3094 is $100,000 a year, with the middle half between $76,500 and $120,000; the median prevailing wage cited is $82,493.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Political Scientists?
The Trustees of Princeton University (9), Johns Hopkins University (9), Georgetown University (7), The Leland Stanford, Jr University (7), The Washington Institute for Near East Policy (5)
Which wage level is most common for Political Scientists?
Level I: Level I 41%, Level II 27%, Level III 14%, Level IV 10% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Political Scientists?
15 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $101,234.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.