Industry sector · NAICS 92
Public Administration
H-1B wages, OSHA safety and layoff activity across 2,839 employers in Public Administration.
- 2,839
- Employers
- $102,149
- Median H-1B wage
- 404
- H-1B filings
The sector at a glance
According to U.S. Department of Labor and OSHA filings, Public Administration spans 2,839 tracked employers, with a $102,149 median H-1B wage and 404 H-1B filings on record, against an average DART injury rate of 2.95. Among industries with H-1B volume in this corpus, Public Administration ranks #18 of 22 (about the 18th percentile by total filings).
- 2,839
- employers
- $102,149
- median H-1B wage
- 404
- H-1B filings
- 2.95
- avg DART injury rate
What the data says about Public Administration
For Public Administration (NAICS 92), PlainEmployers answers the sector-level question a single employer profile cannot: is what you see at one company normal for this industry, or an outlier? The figures below aggregate DOL H-1B disclosures, OSHA injury records, and WARN notices across 2,839 mapped employers and 404 H-1B filings at a $102,149 median disclosed wage. Read the sector numbers first, then judge any one employer against them.
Corpus placement: Public Administration ranks #18 of 22 industries by total H-1B filings (about the 18th percentile). Largest indexed sponsors: New England Center for Children, Inc., New York Power Authority, California Air Resources Board inside a 404-filing sector roster. Safety inventory: sector average DART is 2.95 across 19 employers with ITA rates; 19 employers carry both H-1B volume and a DART figure for the dual-axis chart below.
Public Administration's $102,149 median comes from position-level H-1B disclosures across 2,839 employers (0 filings per employer on average).
Largest indexed sponsors in Public Administration: New England Center for Children, Inc., New York Power Authority, California Air Resources Board. Open each profile for salary mix, OSHA grade, and WARN history, then check the metro page for the same role, because prevailing wage is metro-occupation specific.
Sponsorship intensity in Public Administration averages about 0 H-1B filings per tracked employer, placing the sector around the 18th percentile of industries by total filings.
Public Administration totals combine every employer mapped to this primary activity: a high sector total does not mean New England Center for Children, Inc. or its peers are cutting jobs, and a low total does not rule out layoffs at individual firms. Multi-sector companies are counted once under their primary NAICS. Treat these aggregates as the starting yardstick, then drill into the individual employer records and source filings before drawing conclusions.
Top employers in Public Administration
What this means for Public Administration jobseekers
Treat Public Administration's $102,149 median and 2.95 average DART as the sector yardstick before ranking any one employer.
- An employer paying well below Public Administration's $102,149 median is worth a second look: compare peers directly. Compare employers
- A DART above 2.95 runs hotter than the Public Administration norm; read the letter grade in that context. How grades work
- H-1B pay for Public Administration roles still hinges on metro prevailing wage: open the worksite city's metro page for the same occupation. Browse metros
Public Administration totals map employers by primary NAICS; multi-sector firms count once, so a busy conglomerate can look smaller here than its full footprint.
Sources, citation, and related links for Public Administration
Disclaimer: The Public Administration overview is informational only and is not professional advice. Consult a qualified professional before employment, hiring, or compliance decisions based on this data.
PlainEmployers renders Public Administration directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, OSHA Injury Tracking Application records, and WARN Act layoff notices, no number is typed in by an editor. Public Administration's rollup combines every employer record mapped to this sector; no figure 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.