What H-1B salary does National Institutes of Health, HHS pay?

National Institutes of Health, HHS pays a median H-1B salary of $91,383 for sponsored positions. Employers are required to pay H-1B workers at least the prevailing wage set by the DOL for the occupation and area. The wage level distribution on this page shows how National Institutes of Health, HHS's positions break down across entry-level (Level I) through expert (Level IV) roles.

Does National Institutes of Health, HHS also sponsor green cards?

Based on public DOL records, National Institutes of Health, HHS does not appear to have filed PERM labor certification applications for green card sponsorship.

What do the H-1B wage levels mean?

The DOL assigns prevailing wages at four levels based on the complexity of the job and experience required. Level I (Entry) is set at the 17th percentile of wages for the occupation and area. Level II (Qualified) is at the 34th percentile. Level III (Experienced) is at the 50th percentile (median). Level IV (Expert) is at the 67th percentile. Higher wage levels indicate more senior positions and are viewed more favorably in H-1B petition adjudication.

Is National Institutes of Health, HHS an H-1B dependent employer?

No, National Institutes of Health, HHS is not classified as an H-1B dependent employer. An employer is considered H-1B dependent when 15% or more of its workforce holds H-1B visas.

Last Updated Apr 2026

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National Institutes of Health, HHS — H-1B Visa Sponsorship Data

National Institutes of Health, HHS LCA & H1B Filings

National Institutes of Health, HHS H-1B sponsorship data, including all Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) filed for H-1B, E-3, and H-1B1 visa workers. Sourced from Department of Labor disclosure records. See approval rates, salary levels, and filing history below.

Sponsors H1Bs?

Yes

2025 LCA filings

149

Median H1B salary

$91,383

H1B Dependent?

Certified Filings by Quarter

Year	Filings	Certified	Denied	Withdrawn
2026	53	52	0	1
2025	149	141	0	8
2024	326	312	1	13
2023	327	315	2	10
2022	117	113	0	4
2021	260	249	0	11
2020	84	81	0	3
2019	169	166	0	3
2018	215	210	0	5
2017	184	176	2	6
2016	129	126	0	3

All LCA Filings

2,065 total

Job Title	Salary	Location	Filed	Status
Research Fellow I-200-26084-729862	$115,269	Frederick, MD	Mar 25, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26083-725028	$97,500	Rockville, MD	Mar 24, 2026	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-26077-711272	$215,543	Bethesda, MD	Mar 18, 2026	Certified
Clinical Fellow I-200-26077-711314	$127,000	Bethesda, MD	Mar 18, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26077-711305	$111,745	Bethesda, MD	Mar 18, 2026	Certified
Clinical Fellow I-200-26076-709697	$102,779	Bethesda, MD	Mar 17, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26075-705922	$104,464	Bethesda, MD	Mar 16, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26072-702201	$92,169	Bethesda, MD	Mar 13, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26071-699071	$94,125	Bethesda, MD	Mar 12, 2026	Certified
Clinical Fellow I-200-26071-697953	$102,779	Bethesda, MD	Mar 12, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26071-698041	$94,264	Bethesda, MD	Mar 12, 2026	Certified
Staff Clinician I-200-26071-698014	$197,200	Bethesda, MD	Mar 12, 2026	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-26071-698120	$196,605	Bethesda, MD	Mar 12, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26070-695146	$94,264	Bethesda, MD	Mar 11, 2026	Withdrawn
Research Fellow I-200-26069-691627	$102,415	Bethesda, MD	Mar 10, 2026	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-26069-691291	$121,785	Bethesda, MD	Mar 10, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26069-691604	$132,793	Bethesda, MD	Mar 10, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26069-691585	$102,450	Bethesda, MD	Mar 10, 2026	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-26069-692131	$126,368	Bethesda, MD	Mar 10, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26068-690037	$88,458	Bethesda, MD	Mar 9, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26065-686099	$96,198	Bethesda, MD	Mar 6, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26056-663816	$98,192	Bethesda, MD	Feb 25, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26056-664698	$109,838	Bethesda, MD	Feb 25, 2026	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-26056-663879	$122,858	Bethesda, MD	Feb 25, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26056-663967	$85,068	Bethesda, MD	Feb 25, 2026	Certified
Clinical Fellow I-200-26055-660308	$102,779	Bethesda, MD	Feb 24, 2026	Certified - Withdrawn
Research Fellow I-200-26055-661718	$126,276	Bethesda, MD	Feb 24, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26050-652344	$120,851	Bethesda, MD	Feb 19, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26049-649229	$93,661	Bethesda, MD	Feb 18, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26049-647782	$109,112	Rockville, MD	Feb 18, 2026	Certified
Clinical Fellow I-200-26049-648639	$118,531	Bethesda, MD	Feb 18, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26044-640962	$97,500	Rockville, MD	Feb 13, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26043-637949	$119,942	Bethesda, MD	Feb 12, 2026	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-26040-628812	$124,223	Bethesda, MD	Feb 9, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26035-619824	$113,457	Bethesda, MD	Feb 4, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26034-615944	$80,492	Bethesda, MD	Feb 3, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26026-591048	$113,457	Bethesda, MD	Jan 26, 2026	Certified - Withdrawn
Research Fellow I-200-26026-589201	$110,878	Bethesda, MD	Jan 26, 2026	Certified
Clinical Fellow I-200-26023-585878	$77,891	Bethesda, MD	Jan 23, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26023-585817	$102,183	Bethesda, MD	Jan 23, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26021-577497	$100,661	Bethesda, MD	Jan 21, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26020-572504	$100,785	Bethesda, MD	Jan 20, 2026	Certified
Investigator Tenure Track I-200-26020-573249	$170,229	Hamilton, MT	Jan 20, 2026	Certified
Clinical Fellow I-200-26016-566643	$104,761	Bethesda, MD	Jan 16, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26014-559064	$101,566	Bethesda, MD	Jan 14, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26014-559142	$90,354	Research Triangle Park, NC	Jan 14, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26009-548831	$102,506	Bethesda, MD	Jan 9, 2026	Certified - Withdrawn
Research Fellow I-200-26008-543514	$103,843	Bethesda, MD	Jan 8, 2026	Certified
Investigator Tenure Track I-200-26007-541380	$172,676	Bethesda, MD	Jan 7, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26006-536645	$112,442	Bethesda, MD	Jan 6, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26005-535211	$91,750	Bethesda, MD	Jan 5, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26005-533400	$104,419	Bethesda, MD	Jan 5, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-26005-535245	$96,254	Rockville, MD	Jan 5, 2026	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25365-518447	$132,953	Bethesda, MD	Dec 31, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25365-518480	$126,487	Bethesda, MD	Dec 31, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25365-518841	$122,993	Bethesda, MD	Dec 31, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25363-513149	$120,579	Bethesda, MD	Dec 29, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25352-494653	$89,128	Bethesda, MD	Dec 18, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25352-494319	$103,342	Bethesda, MD	Dec 18, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25352-495419	$113,506	Bethesda, MD	Dec 18, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25352-493087	$120,579	Bethesda, MD	Dec 18, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25351-491654	$97,891	Bethesda, MD	Dec 17, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25349-483225	$90,354	Research Triangle Park, NC	Dec 15, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25349-482976	$105,590	Bethesda, MD	Dec 15, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25345-476453	$90,354	Research Triangle Park, NC	Dec 11, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25345-476509	$87,910	Bethesda, MD	Dec 11, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25343-467660	$120,579	Bethesda, MD	Dec 9, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25343-467638	$131,761	Bethesda, MD	Dec 9, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25339-461713	$107,938	Bethesda, MD	Dec 5, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25337-453087	$128,295	Bethesda, MD	Dec 3, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25329-435617	$129,722	Bethesda, MD	Nov 25, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25329-435636	$125,453	Bethesda, MD	Nov 25, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25329-436759	$131,003	Bethesda, MD	Nov 25, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25328-433631	$98,407	Bethesda, MD	Nov 24, 2025	Certified - Withdrawn
Research Fellow I-200-25325-428624	$110,398	Bethesda, MD	Nov 21, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25322-416317	$111,000	Rockville, MD	Nov 18, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25321-412976	$135,307	Bethesda, MD	Nov 17, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25273-348156	$122,090	Bethesda, MD	Sep 30, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25273-346856	$122,664	Baltimore, MD	Sep 30, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25261-319307	$89,347	Baltimore, MD	Sep 18, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25261-319353	$102,363	Bethesda, MD	Sep 18, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25254-303451	$101,009	Bethesda, MD	Sep 11, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25254-303433	$103,618	Bethesda, MD	Sep 11, 2025	Certified
Investigator Tenure Track I-203-25253-298578	$161,207	Bethesda, MD	Sep 10, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25248-289773	$99,865	Rockville, MD	Sep 5, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25239-269949	$109,200	Bethesda, MD	Aug 27, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25239-269944	$111,339	Bethesda, MD	Aug 27, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25237-264895	$106,903	Bethesda, MD	Aug 25, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25234-260632	$122,853	Bethesda, MD	Aug 22, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25231-252687	$97,374	Bethesda, MD	Aug 19, 2025	Certified - Withdrawn
Staff Scientist I-200-25230-248236	$120,579	Bethesda, MD	Aug 18, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25224-237225	$92,366	Bethesda, MD	Aug 12, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25220-231454	$157,111	Bethesda, MD	Aug 8, 2025	Certified - Withdrawn
Staff Scientist I-200-25217-221620	$163,760	San Francisco, CA	Aug 5, 2025	Certified - Withdrawn
Research Fellow I-200-25217-221210	$122,911	Bethesda, MD	Aug 5, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25217-221225	$108,933	Bethesda, MD	Aug 5, 2025	Certified
Clinical Fellow I-200-25216-218679	$111,403	Bethesda, MD	Aug 4, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25216-219341	$108,478	Bethesda, MD	Aug 4, 2025	Certified
Staff Scientist I-200-25212-213435	$126,487	Bethesda, MD	Jul 31, 2025	Certified
Research Fellow I-200-25205-197953	$96,309	Bethesda, MD	Jul 24, 2025	Certified

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. National Institutes of Health, HHS has filed 2,065 H-1B Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) with the Department of Labor, covering 2,065 total positions across 9 states. The median salary for National Institutes of Health, HHS's sponsored positions is $91,383.

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