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1,312 H-1B & PERM records for "POLITICAL SCIENTIST", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
W.M. Rice University Postdoctoral Associate Houston, TX $720000 H-1B Apr 30, 2025
Netflix, Inc. Senior Data Scientist Los Gatos, CA $420000 H-1B Dec 5, 2019
MCGUIREWOODS CONSULTING LLC SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - INTERNATIONAL (POLICY ANA… WASHINGTON, DC $355000 H-1B Mar 17, 2017
INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND COOPERATION DIRECTOR NEW YORK, NY $291050 H-1B Jul 30, 2014
INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND COOPERATION DIRECTOR NEW YORK, NY $291050 H-1B Aug 6, 2014
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Senior Research Scholar Stanford, CA $269592 H-1B Jul 22, 2025
THE ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STAT… SENIOR FELLOW WASHINGTON, DC $260000 H-1B Jun 25, 2013
Foundation for the Defense of Democraci… Senior International Fellow Washington, DC $250000 H-1B Feb 27, 2023
The Brookings Institution Senior Fellow, Director and Fritz Stern Chair Washington, DC $240000 - $250000 H-1B May 1, 2025
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Senior Vie President, International Affairs (IA) WASHINGTON, DC $240000 H-1B Nov 4, 2022
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Senior Vice President, International Affairs (IA) Washington, DC $240000 H-1B Nov 4, 2022
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Sr. Research Scholar Stanford, CA $239401 H-1B Nov 11, 2025
Nuclear Threat Initiative Sam Nunn Distinguished Fellow Washington, DC $235000 - $240000 H-1B May 5, 2021
NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP POLICY ANALYST Washington, DC $232000 H-1B Sep 11, 2019
EURASIA GROUP, LTD. PRACTICE HEAD, LATIN AMERICA WASHINGTON, DC $231800 H-1B Jan 27, 2016
EURASIA GROUP, LTD. PRACTICE HEAD, LATIN AMERICA WASHINGTON, DC $231800 H-1B Sep 18, 2014
Google LLC Government Affairs & Public Policy Manager DC, DC $231000 E-3 Oct 5, 2022
Google LLC Government Affairs & Public Policy Manager DC, DC $231000 E-3 Jun 3, 2022
Carnegie Endowment for International Pe… Senior Fellow and Director, Africa Program Washington, DC $225000 H-1B May 30, 2023
CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PE… SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE WASHINGTON, DC $222227 H-1B1 Mar 3, 2010
GOOGLE LLC PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER 16… WASHINGTON DC, WA $222000 H-1B Jan 10, 2019
CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION POLITICAL SCIENTIST (DIRECTOR, ENERGY EFFICIENCY) SAN FRANCISCO, CA $220000 H-1B May 20, 2014
EURASIA GROUP, LTD. DIRECTOR AND PRACTICE HEAD, MIDDLE EAST NEW YORK, NY $220000 H-1B Jun 20, 2011
JOHN FAIRFAX US LIMITED POLITICAL ANALYST WASHINGTON, DC $214000 - $238000 E-3 Aug 10, 2011
JOHN FAIRFAX US LIMITED POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT SUITE 750, DC $214000 - $238000 E-3 Nov 30, 2009
JOHN FAIRFAX US LIMITED POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT WASHINGTON, DC $214000 - $238000 E-3 Nov 24, 2009
JOHN FAIRFAX US LIMITED POLITICAL ANALYST WASHINGTON, DC $214000 - $238000 E-3 Dec 8, 2009
SecureBio, Inc. Executive Director Cambridge, MA $210000 - $230000 H-1B Dec 10, 2024
NUCLEAR THREAT INTIATIVE COUNSELOR Washington, DC $208000 - $200 E-3 Jun 4, 2019
NUCLEAR THREAT INITIATIVE CONSULTANT FOR NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AND SAFE… WASHINGTON, DC $208000 - $200 E-3 Sep 13, 2016
NUCLEAR THREAT INITIATIVE, INC. CONSULTANT FOR NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AND SAFEG WASHINGTON, DC $208000 - $200 E-3 Sep 16, 2014
Google LLC Government Affairs & Public Policy Manager 1615.5… Washington DC, DC $206000 E-3 Nov 23, 2020
JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUN… DIRECTOR, NUCLEAR CHALLENGES CHICAGO, IL $200300 H-1B May 31, 2017
Open Government Partnership Secretariat Deputy Chief Executive Officer Washington, DC, DC $200110 H-1B Jan 22, 2021
American Friends of the Alexander von H… President Washington, DC $200000 - $250000 H-1B Apr 10, 2025
The Leland Stanford, Jr University Social Science Research Scholar Stanford, CA $200000 H-1B Dec 15, 2022
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE GLOBAL DIRECTOR, CLIMATE PROGRAM WASHINGTON, DC $200000 - $230000 H-1B Jul 7, 2016
CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL … SENIOR ADVISOR ON ASIA PACIFIC SECURITY WASHINGTON, DC $200000 E-3 Apr 14, 2016
GREENMANTLE LLC Political Scientists Cambridge, MA $200000 Green Card 2014
CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PE… SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE WASHINGTON, DC $199992 H-1B1 Mar 3, 2010
Carnegie Endowment for International Pe… Senior Fellow Washington, DC $199680 H-1B May 23, 2024
Carnegie Endowment for International Pe… Senior Fellow Washington, DC $198750 H-1B Jan 5, 2026
Battelle Memorial Institute WMD Nonproliferation Political Analyst Seattle, WA $197693 H-1B Sep 5, 2025
Nuclear Innovation Alliance Fellow New York, NY $197600 H-1B Apr 30, 2025
Johns Hopkins University Assistant Research Scholar Baltimore, MD $195000 H-1B Oct 5, 2021
Japan International Transport and Touri… Senior Representative (Transportation Policy & Re… Washington, DC $190000 H-1B Mar 13, 2020
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE GLOBAL GOVERNANCE DIRECTOR WASHINGTON, DC $190000 - $215000 H-1B Sep 6, 2017
GREENMANTLE LLC HEAD OF RESEARCH CAMBRIDGE, MA $190000 - $220000 H-1B Mar 8, 2016
GREENMANTLE LLC HEAD OF RESEARCH CAMBRIDGE, MA $190000 - $220000 H-1B Jun 25, 2014
INTERNATIONAL PEACE INSTITUTE MANAGING DIRECTOR AND SENIOR FELLOW NEW YORK, NY $189564 H-1B Apr 30, 2012
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