VISA ATLASWork visas & talent mobility
From→ToFind a corridor EN
☰

Mercatus Center, Inc.

Employer · Virginia, United States

Employer address
Virginia, United States
Applications on record
26
FY2025 applications
5
FY2026 to 30 June
2
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$85,000
Most common occupation
Economists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
VE<USAMERCATUS<CENTER<INC<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
VA261<FY20113<FY2026Q32<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<2

Applications year by year

Mercatus Center, Inc. appears in 26 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 5.

Applications by fiscal year — Mercatus Center, Inc.

35FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
35FY2011FY2014FY2017FY2020FY2023FY2026*
Data table
FY20111
FY20121
FY20130
FY20140
FY20150
FY20162
FY20173
FY20181
FY20192
FY20203
FY20212
FY20223
FY20230
FY20241
FY20255
FY2026*2
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*20
FY202550
FY202410
FY202300
FY202212
FY202120
FY202021
FY201920
FY201810
FY201730
FY201620
FY201500
FY201400
FY201300
FY201210
FY201110
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Mercatus Center, Inc.: applications by worksite state

26+26+26+26+26+
26+26+26+26+26+
Data table
StateApplications
VA26
Worksite states
  1. Virginia26
Worksite cities
  1. Arlington, VA20
  2. Fairfax, VA6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Economists8
  2. Social Science Research Assistants5
  3. Education Administrators, Postsecondary5
  4. Sociologists2
  5. Management Analysts2
  6. Political Scientists2
  7. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary1
  8. Database Architects1
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Research Assistant3
  2. Philosophy and Research Senior Fellow2
  3. Associate Director of Academic and Student Program1
  4. Senior Fellow of Political Economy1
  5. SR Fellow, Fahp, Advanced Study and Phil, Po, & Ec1
  6. Postgraduate Research Fellow1
  7. Program Associate (healthcare)1
  8. Senior Research Fellow and Associate Director of A1

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $85,000; middle half $68,750 to $100,755 · median prevailing wage $64,854 (marker) · 7 applications.

$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I4
  2. Level II3
  3. Level III1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

12FY2011FY2012FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022
12FY2011FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022
Data table
FY20110
FY20121
FY20161
FY20171
FY20182
FY20192
FY20202
FY20212
FY20221
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20221000
FY20211010
FY20200020
FY20191010
FY20181010
FY20171000
FY20161000
FY20121000
FY20110100
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Grossman Young & Hammond, LLC18
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Virginia

Mercatus Center, Inc. has 26 work visa applications on record (FY2011–FY2026), ranking #1,448 of 5,400 sponsoring employers in Virginia and #35,891 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.01% of the applications filed by employers based in Virginia.

Rank in Virginia
1,448 of 5,400
Rank in the United States
35,891 of 168,030
Share of Virginia's applications
0.01%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in Virginia
2,845
Largest sponsoring employers in Virginia
  1. Capital One Services, LLC13,195
  2. CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.10,452
  3. CSC Covansys Corporation4,467
  4. Idexcel, Inc.3,929
  5. University of Virginia3,633
  6. Capital One, National Association3,397
  7. Computer Sciences Corporation3,191
  8. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation3,148
  9. Lancesoft, Inc.3,117
  10. Usm Business Systems, Inc.3,026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Official data, not advice. Visa Atlas publishes figures from government registers and statistics. It does not assess eligibility or give immigration advice; for advice, consult a regulated adviser. Read more