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Professional & Technical Services MD DOL H-1B

National Institutes of Health, HHS: H-1B Sponsorship Profile

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National Institutes of Health, HHS in MD (Professional & Technical Services) is dominated by DOL H-1B labor-condition applications (138 on file) at a $104,370 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.

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National Institutes of Health, HHS (MD): · 138 H-1B LCAs at a $104,370 disclosed median

According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, National Institutes of Health, HHS in MD carries 138 H-1B wage filings on record, a $104,370 median wage across 56 disclosed-wage positions (below the $120,000 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. H-1B filing volume ranks #179 of 36,919 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile). Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.

138 H-1B LCAs
$104,370 median wage

The record at a glance

According to U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, and state WARN Act filings, National Institutes of Health, HHS carries 138 H-1B wage filings on record, a $104,370 median wage across 56 disclosed-wage positions (below the $120,000 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #179 of 36,919 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 35th percentile of 178,031 credible H-1B wage rows.

138
H-1B filings: $104,370
median H-1B wage: 0
WARN notices

Figures above come from DOL H-1B labor condition applications only, OSHA and WARN tracks are empty on this profile.

National Institutes of Health, HHS's disclosed H-1B petition count fell from 93 in FY2024 to 45 in FY2025 (-51.6%).
National Institutes of Health, HHS's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage rose from $108,982 in FY2024 to $113,245 in FY2025 (+3.9%).

H-1B Filings

138

DOL labor condition applications on file

Median H-1B Salary

$104,370

Across 56 disclosed positions

Where National Institutes of Health, HHS's H-1B wage sits nationally

Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings

$104,370 Top 65% higher than 35% of 178,031 US employers

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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026

National Institutes of Health, HHS's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025

Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (+3.9% 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	National Institutes of Health, HHS	DOL OFLC
Industry	Professional & Technical Services	NAICS / DOL
State	MD	U.S. Federal Records
H-1B Filings	138	DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure
H-1B Median Salary	$104,370	DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure
Tracks not on file	employer OSHA injury log, WARN notices	Empty by design, not estimated

National Institutes of Health, HHS's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications on file for this employer in MD (Professional & Technical Services).

H-1B Salary Data

Job Title	Median	Min	Max	Metro	Filings
Senior Investigator	$216,342	$216,342	$216,342	Bethesda, MD	1
Investigator Tenure Track	$182,207	$182,207	$182,207	Bethesda, MD	1
Investigator Tenure Track	$182,207	$182,207	$182,207	Bethesda, MD	1
Staff Scientist	$178,669	$178,669	$178,669	Bethesda, MD	1
Investigator Tenure Track	$175,605	$175,605	$175,605	Rockville, MD	1
Staff Scientist	$163,760	$163,760	$163,760	San Francisco, CA	1
Staff Clinician	$162,828	$162,828	$162,828	Bethesda, MD	1
Investigator Tenure Track	$161,207	$161,207	$161,207	Bethesda, MD	1
Staff Scientist	$157,111	$157,111	$157,111	Bethesda, MD	1
Investigator Tenure Track	$154,877	$154,877	$154,877	Bethesda, MD	1
Staff Scientist	$147,197	$147,197	$147,197	Bethesda, MD	1
Research Fellow	$138,772	$122,911	$154,633	Bethesda, MD	2
Staff Scientist	$132,202	$117,963	$146,441	Bethesda, MD	2
Staff Scientist	$131,590	$131,590	$131,590	Bethesda, MD	1
Staff Scientist	$130,536	$117,963	$148,857	Bethesda, MD	4
Staff Scientist	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000	Rockville, MD	1
Staff Scientist	$123,981	$117,962	$130,000	Bethesda, MD	2
Research Fellow	$122,853	$122,853	$122,853	Bethesda, MD	1
Staff Scientist	$122,137	$117,962	$126,487	Bethesda, MD	3
Staff Scientist	$120,579	$120,579	$120,579	Bethesda, MD	1
Staff Scientist	$120,000	$120,000	$120,000	Bethesda, MD	1
Clinical Fellow	$119,574	$119,574	$185,199	Bethesda, MD	1
Research Fellow	$116,017	$116,017	$116,017	Rockville, MD	1
Staff Scientist	$113,022	$113,022	$113,022	Frederick, MD	1
Research Fellow	$110,494	$98,334	$163,783	Bethesda, MD	6
Research Fellow	$109,200	$109,200	$109,200	Bethesda, MD	1
Research Fellow	$107,212	$87,448	$125,000	Bethesda, MD	9
Research Fellow	$104,370	$90,423	$117,441	Bethesda, MD	12
Research Fellow	$103,732	$103,732	$103,732	Bethesda, MD	1
Research Fellow	$103,253	$103,253	$103,253	Frederick, MD	1
Research Fellow	$103,005	$103,005	$103,005	Frederick, MD	1
Research Fellow	$102,614	$102,614	$102,614	Baltimore, MD	1
Research Fellow	$102,246	$102,246	$102,246	Rockville, MD	1
Research Fellow	$102,044	$89,777	$122,400	Baltimore, MD	4
Research Fellow	$101,813	$88,854	$111,345	Bethesda, MD	17
Research Fellow	$100,324	$89,478	$108,478	Bethesda, MD	4
Research Fellow	$99,865	$99,865	$99,865	Rockville, MD	1
Clinical Fellow	$99,551	$99,551	$179,506	Bethesda, MD	2
Clinical Fellow	$99,318	$87,233	$177,028	Bethesda, MD	2
Research Fellow	$99,200	$99,200	$99,200	Hamilton, MT	1
Research Fellow	$99,200	$99,200	$99,200	Rockville, MD	2
Research Fellow	$99,020	$92,366	$105,673	Bethesda, MD	2
Research Fellow	$98,701	$83,492	$115,731	Bethesda, MD	19
Research Fellow	$98,222	$96,523	$99,920	Bethesda, MD	2
Research Fellow	$98,000	$98,000	$98,000	Rockville, MD	1
Research Fellow	$97,450	$97,450	$97,450	Rockville, MD	1
Research Fellow	$96,661	$88,854	$105,363	Bethesda, MD	3
Research Fellow	$94,561	$88,348	$101,184	Research Triangle Park, NC	3
Research Fellow	$94,476	$94,476	$94,476	Research Triangle Park, NC	1
Research Fellow	$94,164	$94,164	$94,164	Rockville, MD	1

What the Data Says About National Institutes of Health, HHS

National Institutes of Health, HHS operating in MD within the Professional & Technical Services sector: the company has filed 138 H-1B labor condition applications, of which 56 disclose a usable wage figure with a median of $104,370. Records here combine U.S. Department of Labor disclosures and state workforce agency filings.

For National Institutes of Health, HHS, the usable public record is dominated by H-1B labor-condition applications (138 on this profile) in Professional & Technical Services; those filings are sponsorship intent, not headcount, and cuts below the WARN threshold may never appear here.

How National Institutes of Health, HHS compares to Professional & Technical Services peers

National Institutes of Health, HHS's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Professional & Technical Services (home state MD). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.

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Professional & Technical Services · MD

National Institutes of Health, HHS

138 H-1B filings

Median H-1B: $104,370
OSHA grade: -
WARN notices: 0

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5,182 H-1B filings

Median H-1B: $113,610
OSHA grade: -
WARN notices: 0

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2,886 H-1B filings

Median H-1B: $102,937
OSHA grade: -
WARN notices: 0

What to check before working with National Institutes of Health, HHS

For National Institutes of Health, HHS, start with sponsorship pay (138 H-1B LCAs, median $104,370) and only then layer any other federal silence.

H-1B median is $104,370 across 56 disclosed-wage positions (of 138 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers

National Institutes of Health, HHS'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.

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