Arts & Entertainment DC DOL H-1B

Smithsonian Institution: H-1B Sponsorship Profile

Smithsonian Institution in DC (Arts & Entertainment) is dominated by DOL H-1B labor-condition applications (9 on file) at a $103,717 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.

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Smithsonian Institution workforce trust profile One rising office-tower pillar encoding federal-records percentiles for the tracks this employer carries. Smithsonian Institution Federal records · signal DOL H-1B 255075100 88 signal Hiring 9 filings
Higher = stronger signal vs. peers (live corpus percentile 0–100 per axis present on this profile). Source: DOL OFLC.

Smithsonian Institution (DC): · 9 H-1B LCAs at a $103,717 disclosed median

According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Smithsonian Institution in DC carries 9 H-1B wage filings on record, a $103,717 median wage across 8 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.

  • 9 H-1B LCAs
  • $103,717 median wage

The record at a glance

Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #5,514 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 88th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 32nd percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.

88th pct
H-1B filing rank
32nd pct
median wage rank
14%
cleaner WARN history than

Figures above come from DOL H-1B labor condition applications only, OSHA and WARN tracks are empty on this profile.

F
Federal workforce composite
38/100
3 of 4 federal tracks · Smithsonian Institution

A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.

Sponsorship scale A
9 H-1B LCAs
#5,514 of 51,370 sponsors · 88th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$103,717 median
32nd percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety N/A
No OSHA record
No employer-specific OSHA ITA injury log; weight redistributes (industry estimates never pad this dim).
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)

Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.

DOL LCA release change

What changed between the two LCA fiscal years

FY2024 -> FY2025
  • Smithsonian Institution's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage rose from $91,900 in FY2024 to $102,883 in FY2025 (+12%).

Arithmetic differences between stored DOL OFLC Labor Condition Application disclosure fiscal years for this employer - not a headcount, hire forecast, or cause claim. Role mix can shift between years even when the petition total is flat.

National filing changes Two-year CSV

H-1B Filings

9

Established sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.

Median H-1B Salary

$103,717

Below national median. Across 8 disclosed positions

Where Smithsonian Institution's H-1B wage sits nationally

Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings

$103,717 Top 68% higher than 32% of 272,125 US employers

$0–$20,000: 1 US employers (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 401 US employers (0%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 7,591 US employers (3%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 24,066 US employers (9%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 43,829 US employers (16%). Below this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 49,740 US employers (18%). This entry sits in this band. $120,000–$140,000: 42,626 US employers (16%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 33,306 US employers (12%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 22,983 US employers (8%). Above this entry. $180,000–$200,000: 15,711 US employers (6%). Above this entry. $200,000–$220,000: 10,825 US employers (4%). Above this entry. $220,000–$240,000: 6,806 US employers (3%). Above this entry. $240,000–$260,000: 4,579 US employers (2%). Above this entry. $260,000–$280,000: 2,975 US employers (1%). Above this entry. $280,000–$300,000: 1,671 US employers (1%). Above this entry. $300,000–$320,000: 5,015 US employers (2%). Above this entry. Smithsonian Institution $0 $320,000 every US employer with H-1B filings, bucketed by value

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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026

Smithsonian Institution's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025

$90,000$95,000$100,000$105,000 FY2024FY2025 $91,900 $102,883 ▲ +12.0%

Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (+12% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.

Government Data Summary

Field Value Source
Employer Name Smithsonian Institution DOL OFLC
Industry Arts & Entertainment NAICS / DOL
State DC U.S. Federal Records
H-1B Filings 9 DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure
H-1B Median Salary $103,717 DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure
Tracks not on file employer OSHA injury log, WARN notices Empty by design, not estimated

Smithsonian Institution's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications on file for this employer in DC (Arts & Entertainment). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #5,514 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 88th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 32nd percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; WARN history is cleaner than 14% of 304,376 employers tracked here.

H-1B Salary Data

Job Title Median
Deputy Director $199,430
Director of Individual Giving (Gift Officer) $124,189
Research Ecologist $121,485
Astrophysicist $103,717
Geologist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow) $82,764
Education Technician (Research) $72,254
Post Doctoral Fellow $71,452
Visual Information Specialist (Exhibitions/Graphic Designer) $69,923

What the Data Says About Smithsonian Institution

Signature stat: H-1B volume

Smithsonian Institution's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 9 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 88% of sponsors in this corpus (#5,514 of 51,370).

No WARN filings

No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for Smithsonian Institution among Arts & Entertainment employers we track.

Growing LCA footprint

FY2025 added 1 filings versus FY2024 (33.3%), a sponsorship expansion visible in the raw LCA counts.

No OSHA record despite scale

Smithsonian Institution sponsors 9 H-1B positions but carries no employer OSHA DART rate here — at this filing volume the gap usually reflects recordkeeping exemptions, not a verified safety judgment.

Rising disclosed medians

Disclosed medians moved from $91,900 (FY2024) to $102,883 (FY2025) (+12%), weighted by this employer's own LCA rows — not a company-wide raise and not role-mix adjusted.

Below-median disclosed pay

Disclosed pay runs low: $103,717 median trails 68% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.

Where Smithsonian Institution sits

This employer among Arts & Entertainment H-1B peers

Across the 25 Arts & Entertainment sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, Smithsonian Institution files more petitions than 50% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 33%, the high-volume, below-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (9 filings · $103,717 median here).

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H-1B volume vs disclosed median wage among Arts & Entertainment sponsors

Each muted dot is one arts & entertainment peer from a filings-stratified sample of 24; the brand marker is Smithsonian Institution. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).

How Smithsonian Institution compares to Arts & Entertainment peers

Smithsonian Institution's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Arts & Entertainment (home state DC). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.

This employer

Arts & Entertainment · DC

Smithsonian Institution

9 H-1B filings
Median H-1B
$103,717
OSHA grade
-
WARN notices
0

Arts & Entertainment · MA

DK Crown Holdings Inc.

47 H-1B filings
Median H-1B
$134,008
OSHA grade
-
WARN notices
0

Arts & Entertainment · NV

LNW Gaming Inc.

32 H-1B filings
Median H-1B
$127,296
OSHA grade
-
WARN notices
0

What to check before working with Smithsonian Institution

For Smithsonian Institution, start with sponsorship pay (9 H-1B LCAs, median $103,717) and only then layer any other federal silence.

  • H-1B median is $103,717 across 8 disclosed-wage positions (of 9 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers

Smithsonian Institution's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Smithsonian Institution's H-1B wage sit nationally?

Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, Smithsonian Institution's disclosed median of $103,717 sits at the 32nd percentile (below the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.

How does Smithsonian Institution's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?

Smithsonian Institution has 9 H-1B filings on record, ranking #5,514 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 88th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.

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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.