The Sphere Institute
The Sphere Institute made 29 filings covering 50 positions in this release. Across them it filed wages of a median of $101,150 a year.
Green-card sponsorship
The Sphere Institute filed 1 permanent labour certification between 2026-01-21 and 2026-01-21, of which 1 was certified. That is the step an employment-based green card starts with, so this employer does sponsor them.
On record
- H-1B dependent. A threshold share of this employer’s US workforce is on H-1B visas, which brings extra recruitment and non-displacement obligations.
What it filed, by role and place
| Occupation | Where | Level | Wage year | Filings | Positions | Median | Prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Science Research Assistants | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 5 | 11 | $105,000 | $93,746 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 4 | 14 | $70,000 | $58,906 |
| Human Resources Specialists | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $101,150 | $90,210 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $70,000 | $47,590 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 2 | 5 | $85,000 | $76,336 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level IV | 2025-26 | 2 | 2 | $120,518 | $82,555 |
| Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $126,000 | $114,795 |
| Data Warehousing Specialists | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $140,130 | $140,130 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $105,000 | $66,477 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $85,000 | $59,301 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $76,814 | $52,790 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | Level IV | 2025-26 | 1 | 3 | $95,000 | $67,163 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Level III | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $82,139 | $61,422 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $70,000 | $48,422 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $103,189 | $59,800 |
| Software Developers | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $164,000 | $161,637 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | Level I | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $71,240 | $60,528 |
| Statisticians | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | Level II | 2025-26 | 1 | 1 | $135,000 | $86,590 |
A wage is shown against the prevailing wage for the library year the filing itself cites, not the year current today — measured against the wrong year, a correctly-filed wage reads as underpaid.
Tell me when this employer files again
One email when The Sphere Institute appears in a new quarterly release, or files a permanent labour certification — which is the signal that it sponsors green cards.
Source: Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, US Department of Labor (public domain), and the OFLC prevailing wage library. Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.