How much does American Institutes for Research pay?

American Institutes for Research has a median filed salary of $69,930 across 570 DOL filings, ranging from $54,309 to $89,336.

Does American Institutes for Research pay above market?

American Institutes for Research pays approximately 7.2% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does American Institutes for Research sponsor?

American Institutes for Research files most often for: Statisticians, Survey Researchers, 15-1034, 15-1199, 15-2041.00.

Where does American Institutes for Research hire?

American Institutes for Research files most DOL cases in: District of Columbia (279 filings), Virginia (44 filings), DI (43 filings), Illinois (23 filings), California (21 filings).

American Institutes for Research Survey Researchers Salary - DOL Verified Data

DC Approval Rate 86.3% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$45,011

Certified filings

DOL Filings

Certified: 492

Unique Job Titles

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

86.3%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 65 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$29,411$38,189$45,011$59,134$118,000

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+1.6%

American Institutes for Research pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Statisticians	122	$69,587	-32.6%	$57,013$57,013$69,587$84,656$84,656
Survey Researchers	65	$45,011	-29%	$38,189$38,189$45,011$59,134$59,134
15-1034	58	$90,000	N/A	$77,376$77,376$90,000$107,536$107,536
15-1199	42	$83,699	N/A	$65,645$65,645$83,699$104,062$104,062
15-2041.00	40	$75,382	N/A	$66,997$66,997$75,382$90,000$90,000
Social Science Research Assistants	21	$43,784	-24.6%	$32,656$32,656$43,784$53,560$53,560
Operations Research Analysts	19	$48,371	-47%	$39,312$39,312$48,371$59,900$59,900
Economists	18	$85,280	-26.1%	$55,141$55,141$85,280$99,403$99,403
19-3011.00	15	$137,500	N/A	$108,930$108,930$137,500$146,616$146,616
19-3022.00	14	$47,195	N/A	$37,627$37,627$47,195$76,752$76,752
Financial and Investment Analysts	8	$58,844	-41.9%	$54,309$54,309$58,844$72,100$72,100
15-1022	8	$55,619	N/A	$48,610$48,610$55,619$58,594$58,594
Technical Writers	8	$61,194	-33.3%	$35,942$35,942$61,194$69,888$69,888
15-1034.00	7	$90,563	N/A	$60,778$60,778$90,563$90,563$90,563
15-1199.09	7	$83,398	N/A	$51,646$51,646$83,398$83,512$83,512
15-1036	6	$93,361	N/A	$84,365$84,365$93,361$102,003$102,003
15-1199.01	6	$74,859	N/A	$51,917$51,917$74,859$79,539$79,539
Accountants and Auditors	5	$48,745	-40.3%	$46,467$46,467$48,745$49,254$49,254
15-1035	5	$77,480	N/A	$77,438$77,438$77,480$82,930$82,930
15-1142	5	$77,792	N/A	$77,792$77,792$77,792$78,603$78,603
19-3041.00	5	$120,000	N/A	$87,482$87,482$120,000$120,000$120,000
13-2031.00	4	$76,794	N/A	$73,445$73,445$76,794$80,142$80,142
15-1131	4	$54,080	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1132	4	$87,006	N/A	$70,491$70,491$87,006$104,562$104,562
15-1132.00	4	$88,733	N/A	$78,582$78,582$88,733$95,035$95,035
15-1295.00	4	$128,576	N/A	$110,600$110,600$128,576$149,850$149,850
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	4	$71,094	-35.3%	$56,100$56,100$71,094$93,288$93,288
Sociologists	4	$66,997	-34.1%	$60,424$60,424$66,997$76,149$76,149
Financial Managers	3	$102,627	-36.5%	Insufficient data for salary range.
13-2011.00	3	$83,908	N/A	$83,637$83,637$83,908$84,178$84,178
15-1052	3	$58,718	N/A	$56,264$56,264$58,718$97,635$97,635
Mathematicians	3	$66,830	-45.1%	$39,270$39,270$66,830$70,429$70,429
Epidemiologists	3	$66,789	-20.5%	$61,506$61,506$66,789$72,072$72,072
Natural Sciences Managers	2	$132,142	-18%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Human Resources Specialists	2	$51,800	-29%	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1022.00	2	$54,371	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1037	2	$83,803	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1121	2	$71,823	N/A	$63,336$63,336$71,823$80,309$80,309
15-1133	2	$100,755	N/A	$91,790$91,790$100,755$109,720$109,720
15-1141	2	$103,834	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2051.00	2	$94,141	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Psychologists, All Other	2	$57,928	-50.7%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Instructional Coordinators	2	$83,533	+11.8%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Special Effects Artists and Animators	2	$74,568	-25.3%	Insufficient data for salary range.
27-3042.00	2	$42,879	N/A	$39,478$39,478$42,879$46,280$46,280
Social and Community Service Managers	1	$90,875	+16.2%	Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9151.00	1	$77,293	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.
Logisticians	1	$52,686	-34.9%	Insufficient data for salary range.
Training and Development Specialists	1	$68,000	+3.3%	Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1151.00	1	$64,459	N/A	Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Survey Researchers at American Institutes for Research

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
May 2024	$118,000	$59,530	-	Arlington VI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
May 2024	$118,000	$59,530	-	Arlington VI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
May 2023	$118,000	$59,530	-	Arlington VI	Doctorate	Withdrawn	PERM
Nov 2022	$126,000	$49,130	-	Washington DI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Nov 2022	$126,000	$49,130	-	Arlington VI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jan 2021	$78,312	$78,312	IV	Chicago IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2020	$82,576	$82,576	II	Arlington VA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2020	$82,576	$82,576	II	Arlington VA	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2020	$82,576	$82,576	II	Arlington VA	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Jul 2020	$64,771	$64,771	III	Crystal City VA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2020	$69,917	$41,974	-	Crystal City VI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Aug 2019	$57,803	$57,803	-	Crystal City VI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2019	$57,803	$57,803	-	Ormond Beach FL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2019	$46,675	$46,675	-	Bloomington IN	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$41,974	$41,974	-	Arlington VI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$50,565	$50,565	-	Chicago IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$50,565	$50,565	-	Washington DI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$41,974	$41,974	-	Crystal City VI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$45,739	$45,739	-	San Mateo CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$41,974	$41,974	-	Chapel Hill NO	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2018	$50,565	$50,565	-	Austin TE	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2018	$50,565	$50,565	-	Austin TE	N/A	Certified-Withdrawn	LCA
Nov 2018	$59,134	$59,134	-	WALTHAM MA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2018	$59,134	$59,134	-	CRYSTAL CITY VA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2018	$59,134	$59,134	-	BOZEMAN MT	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2018	$59,134	$59,134	-	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2018	$67,018	$67,018	-	SAN MATEO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$43,098	$43,098	-	SAN MATEO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$43,098	$43,098	-	SAN MATEO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2018	$43,098	$43,098	-	SAN MATEO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2018	$53,456	$53,456	-	CHICAGO IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$62,629	$62,629	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2017	$44,304	$44,304	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2017	$44,304	$44,304	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Withdrawn	LCA
Dec 2017	$44,304	$44,304	-	ROCKVILLE MD	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2017	$44,304	$44,304	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2017	$44,304	$44,304	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2017	$62,629	$62,629	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2017	$53,456	$53,456	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2017	$62,629	$62,629	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2017	$54,163	$54,163	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$40,539	$40,539	-	SAN MATEO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$54,163	$54,163	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$45,011	$45,011	-	CHICAGO IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$35,859	$35,859	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2017	$35,859	$35,859	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2016	$35,859	$35,859	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2016	$35,859	$35,859	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$54,163	$54,163	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2016	$45,011	$45,011	-	PHILADELPHIA PA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2016	$35,651	$35,651	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2016	$31,013	$31,013	-	SAN MATEO CA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2016	$42,994	$42,994	-	CHICAGO IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2015	$60,923	$60,923	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2014	$29,411	$29,411	-	CHICAGO IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2014	$32,386	$32,386	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2014	$38,189	$38,189	-	CHICAGO IL	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2014	$30,077	$30,077	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2013	$37,627	$37,627	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2013	$29,474	$29,474	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2013	$29,474	$29,474	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2012	$53,914	$53,914	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2012	$31,658	$31,658	-	WASHINGTON DC	N/A	Certified	LCA

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.

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