H-1B Filings
231
Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.
Educational Services MA DOL H-1B
Harvard University: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
Harvard University in MA (Educational Services) is dominated by DOL H-1B labor-condition applications (231 on file) at a $80,000 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.
Harvard University (MA): · 231 H-1B LCAs at a $80,000 disclosed median
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Harvard University in MA carries 231 H-1B wage filings on record, a $80,000 median wage across 116 disclosed-wage positions (below the $124,488 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 231 H-1B LCAs
- $80,000 median wage
The record at a glance
Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #189 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 12th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 100th pct
- H-1B filing rank
- 12th pct
- median wage rank
- 14%
- cleaner WARN history than
Figures above come from DOL H-1B labor condition applications only, OSHA and WARN tracks are empty on this profile.
F
Federal workforce composite
33/100
3 of 4 federal tracks · Harvard University
A weighted composite of DOL H-1B sponsorship and pay, OSHA establishment injury records, and WARN Act layoff notices, not culture, benefits, or "is this a good place to work." Missing tracks drop out and their weight redistributes so sparse records are not silently deflated.
Sponsorship scale A+
231 H-1B LCAs
#189 of 51,370 sponsors · 100th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)
Disclosed pay F
$80,000 median
12th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows
Workplace safety N/A
No OSHA record
No employer-specific OSHA ITA injury log; weight redistributes (industry estimates never pad this dim).
Layoff stability F
0 WARN notices
Cleaner WARN history than 14% of 304,376 tracked employers (state workforce agencies)
Weights (redistributed when a track is N/A): Sponsorship scale (H-1B volume) 15% · Disclosed pay (H-1B wage percentile) 25% · Workplace safety (OSHA DART percentile) 35% · Layoff stability (WARN percentile) 25%. Sources: DOL OFLC · OSHA ITA · state WARN filings.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- Harvard University's disclosed H-1B petition count rose from 72 in FY2024 to 83 in FY2025 (+15.3%).
- Harvard University's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage rose from $82,552 in FY2024 to $92,742 in FY2025 (+12.3%).
Median H-1B Salary
$80,000
Below national median. Across 116 disclosed positions
Where Harvard University's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$80,000 Top 88% higher than 12% of 272,125 US employers
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US employers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
Harvard University's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (+12.3% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | Harvard University | DOL OFLC |
| Industry | Educational Services | NAICS / DOL |
| State | MA | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 231 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $80,000 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| Tracks not on file | employer OSHA injury log, WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
Harvard University's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications on file for this employer in MA (Educational Services). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #189 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 12th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows; WARN history is cleaner than 14% of 304,376 employers tracked here.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Assistant Professor | $335,300 |
| Professor and Chair | $317,800 |
| Professor of Global Health Systems | $312,021 |
| Professor | $288,400 |
| Assistant Professor | $240,920 |
| Assistant Professor | $225,000 |
| Senior Research Scientist | $180,000 |
| Instructor | $171,808 |
| Assistant Professor | $158,955 |
| Associate Professor | $158,805 |
| Assistant Professor | $152,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $150,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $145,000 |
| Research Fellow | $138,900 |
| Assistant Professor | $129,000 |
| Assistant Professor | $125,000 |
| Associate Professor | $116,800 |
| Preceptor | $115,000 |
| Research Scientist | $112,476 |
| Software Developer II | $111,500 |
| Design Critic in Landscape Architecture | $111,222 |
| Research Associate | $109,346 |
| Lecturer | $109,000 |
| Research Associate | $108,150 |
| Lecturer | $106,090 |
| Computational Policy Lab Fellow | $105,000 |
| Research Associate | $104,717 |
| Lecturer | $104,636 |
| Instructional Design Lead | $103,200 |
| Research Associate | $103,000 |
| Research Associate | $100,000 |
| Research Scientist | $100,000 |
| Research Associate | $97,812 |
| Research Associate | $97,812 |
| Research Associate | $96,499 |
| Lecturer / Director of Graduate Cancer Biology Education | $95,401 |
| Senior Preceptor | $92,238 |
| Instructor | $90,000 |
| Research Associate | $90,000 |
| Lecturer on Cell Biology | $89,610 |
| Research Associate | $87,980 |
| Preceptor | $87,900 |
| Growth Lab Research Fellow | $87,893 |
| Research Associate | $87,890 |
| Research Associate | $87,550 |
| Interim Senior Preceptor | $86,300 |
| Research Associate | $85,419 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | $84,794 |
| Research Fellow | $83,973 |
| Research Fellow | $83,583 |
What the Data Says About Harvard University
Signature stat: H-1B volume
Harvard University's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 231 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 100% of sponsors in this corpus (#189 of 51,370).
Below-median disclosed pay
Disclosed pay runs low: $80,000 median trails 88% of wage rows and sits under the $124,488 national median.
No OSHA record despite scale
Harvard University sponsors 231 H-1B positions but carries no employer OSHA DART rate here — at this filing volume the gap usually reflects recordkeeping exemptions, not a verified safety judgment.
No WARN filings
No WARN Act mass-layoff notices are on file for Harvard University among Educational Services employers we track.
Rising disclosed medians
Disclosed medians moved from $82,552 (FY2024) to $92,742 (FY2025) (+12.3%), weighted by this employer's own LCA rows — not a company-wide raise and not role-mix adjusted.
Growing LCA footprint
FY2025 added 11 filings versus FY2024 (15.3%), a sponsorship expansion visible in the raw LCA counts.
Where Harvard University sits
This employer among Educational Services H-1B peers
Across the 200 Educational Services sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, Harvard University files more petitions than 89% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 59%, the high-volume, above-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (231 filings · $80,000 median here).
Each muted dot is one educational services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 41; the brand marker is Harvard University. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).
How Harvard University compares to Educational Services peers
Harvard University's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Educational Services (home state MA). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
Harvard University
231 H-1B filings
University of Michigan
602 H-1B filings
Johns Hopkins University
412 H-1B filings
Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate
Two federal-records peer sets for Harvard University, both outside MA so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.
Similar H-1B filing volume
Nearest nationwide sponsors outside MA (231 filings here).
- HCL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC (MI) · 231 filings
- Medtronic, Inc. (MN) · 233 filings
- Rocket Limited Partnership (MI) · 233 filings
- The University of Virginia (VA) · 229 filings
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on disclosed filing counts and OSHA ITA DART rates; employers with fewer than 100 H-1B filings or fewer than 10 reported injuries are excluded from the comparison corpus.
What to check before working with Harvard University
For Harvard University, start with sponsorship pay (231 H-1B LCAs, median $80,000) and only then layer any other federal silence.
- H-1B median is $80,000 across 116 disclosed-wage positions (of 231 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
Harvard University's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- University of Michigan (MI) - 602 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Johns Hopkins University (MD) - 412 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- Washington University (MO) - 408 H-1B filings in the same Educational Services roster
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like Harvard University's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put Harvard University next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
- National H-1B & safety statistics - where Harvard University's #189 placement sits in the full federal roster.
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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from OSHA and the DOL Wage and Hour Division. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Harvard University's H-1B wage sit nationally?
Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, Harvard University's disclosed median of $80,000 sits at the 12th percentile (below the $124,488 national median). The chart above uses a COUNT-exact percentile (rows below this wage ÷ total), not an interpolated estimate.
How does Harvard University's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?
Harvard University has 231 H-1B filings on record, ranking #189 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile by volume). Filing volume is a sponsorship signal, not a headcount or hiring-quality score.
Related guides: How OSHA safety grades are calculated · Using H-1B wage filings in salary negotiation
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
This profile is rendered directly from DOL H-1B disclosure filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.