H-1B and green card employer
The Sphere Institute
Burlingame, CA NAICS 541720 Cap-exempt H-1B dependent
The Sphere Institute is cap-exempt: its new H-1B hires skip the lottery.
53certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$95,000median offer · middle half $71k to $105k
15%29 vs. 34 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
1certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Lottery entries at The Sphere Institute's offers
The Sphere Institute files mostly as a college or university or as a nonprofit research organization. Those employers are exempt from the H-1B cap, so their hires do not go through the lottery and no entry mix is shown.
What The Sphere Institute offers
53 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 1 LCA
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
29 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$95,000 FY2026
Certified green card cases
1 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Science Research Assistants | 40 | $85,000 |
| Statisticians | 3 | $135,000 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Burlingame, CA | 28 | $103,075 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 0 | 0 | – |
| FY2024 | 0 | 0 | – |
| FY2025 | 0 | 0 | – |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 1 | 0 | – |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Research Operations Lead | $105,000 | |
| Lead Research Analyst II | $82,139 | |
| Lead Research Analyst II | $85,000 | |
| Lead Research Analyst II | $85,000 | |
| Lead Data Operations Analyst II | $85,000 | |
| Lead Operations Coordinator | $76,814 | |
| Data Engineering and Operations Lead | $140,130 | |
| Senior Research Analyst I | $95,000 | |
| Lead Research Analyst I | $70,000 | |
| AppDev Lead DevOps Engineer | $164,000 | |
| Senior HR Operations Lead | $101,150 | |
| Senior HR Operations Lead | $101,150 | |
| Associate Researcher I | $146,037 | |
| Front End App Developer | $126,000 | |
| Software Development Product Manager | $71,240 | |
| Lead Research Analyst I | $70,000 | |
| Research Operations Lead | $105,000 | |
| Lead Research Analyst I | $103,189 | |
| Associate Research Manager II | $135,000 | |
| Research Lead I | $105,000 | |
| Lead Research Analyst I | $70,000 | |
| Research Lead I | $105,000 | |
| Data Operations Analyst II | $65,229 | |
| Lead Research Analyst I | $70,000 | |
| Senior Research Analyst I | $95,000 |