Smithsonian Institution H-1B salaries

Smithsonian Institution filed 23 certified H-1B applications between Dec 2023 and Feb 2026. Half of them paid more than $84,601 a year.

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Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Investment Analyst	3	$100,035	$100,035 – $100,035
Research Biologist	2	$106,990	$90,787 – $123,192
Visual Information Specialist (Exhibitions/Graphic Designer)	2	$69,923	$69,923 – $69,923
Museum Specialist	2	$84,942	$77,814 – $92,071
Museum Curator (Art)	2	$83,682	$83,223 – $84,142
Advancement Associate	1	$55,000	$55,000 – $55,000
Assistant Under Secretary for Research Programs & Partnershi	1	$220,000	$220,000 – $220,000
Conservator	1	$90,239	$90,239 – $90,239
Associate Director for Digital Strategy and Engagement	1	$195,000	$195,000 – $195,000
Geologist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow)	1	$82,764	$82,764 – $82,764
Education Technician (Research)	1	$72,254	$72,254 – $72,254
Director, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory	1	$216,000	$216,000 – $216,000
Director of Individual Giving (Gift Officer)	1	$124,189	$124,189 – $124,189
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow	1	$82,017	$82,017 – $82,017
Post Doctoral Fellow	1	$71,452	$71,452 – $71,452
Postdoctoral Research Fellow	1	$82,764	$82,764 – $82,764
Research Ecologist	1	$121,485	$121,485 – $121,485

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Washington, DC	14	$87,420	$74,882 – $100,035
Edgewater, MD	3	$74,584	$73,018 – $78,300
Front Royal, VA	3	$121,485	$102,124 – $130,440
Cambridge, MA	1	$216,000	$216,000 – $216,000
Hillcrest Heights, MD	1	$70,685	$70,685 – $70,685
New York, NY	1	$124,189	$124,189 – $124,189

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