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 (212 on file) at a $107,212 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.

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Higher = stronger signal vs. peers (live corpus percentile 0–100 per axis present on this profile). Source: DOL OFLC.

National Institutes of Health, HHS (MD): · 212 H-1B LCAs at a $107,212 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 212 H-1B wage filings on record, a $107,212 median wage across 61 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.

212 H-1B LCAs
$107,212 median wage

The record at a glance

Compared with the rest of PlainEmployers' federal employer corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #202 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 35th percentile of 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows.

100th pct
H-1B filing rank: 35th 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.

Federal workforce composite

42/100

3 of 4 federal tracks · National Institutes of Health, HHS

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+

212 H-1B LCAs

#202 of 51,370 sponsors · 100th percentile by volume (DOL OFLC)

Disclosed pay F

$107,212 median

35th 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.

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

212

Major sponsor. DOL labor condition applications on file.

Median H-1B Salary

$107,212

Below national median. Across 61 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

$107,212 Top 65% higher than 35% of 272,125 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	212	DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure
H-1B Median Salary	$107,212	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). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #202 of 51,370 sponsors in this corpus (about the 100th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 35th 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	Min	Max	Metro	Filings
Senior Investigator	$216,342	$216,342	$216,342	Bethesda, MD	1
Staff Clinician	$197,200	$197,200	$197,200	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
Investigator Tenure Track	$171,453	$170,229	$172,676	Hamilton, MT	2
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	$124,838	$120,579	$215,543	Bethesda, MD	18
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
Clinical Fellow	$118,531	$77,891	$192,625	Bethesda, MD	6
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	$102,415	$80,492	$132,953	Rockville, MD	47
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

What the Data Says About National Institutes of Health, HHS

Signature stat: H-1B volume

National Institutes of Health, HHS's most extreme placement is sponsorship scale: 212 H-1B LCAs rank higher than 100% of sponsors in this corpus (#202 of 51,370).

Shrinking LCA footprint

FY2025 filings fell 51.6% from FY2024 (93 → 45).

No OSHA record despite scale

National Institutes of Health, HHS sponsors 212 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 National Institutes of Health, HHS among Professional & Technical Services employers we track.

Typical disclosed pay

A $107,212 disclosed median lands near the middle of the wage distribution (35th percentile vs $124,488 nationally).

Where National Institutes of Health, HHS sits

This employer among Professional & Technical Services H-1B peers

Across the 199 Professional & Technical Services sponsors in this corpus with both an H-1B filing count and a credible disclosed-wage median, National Institutes of Health, HHS files more petitions than 67% of them and discloses a higher median wage than 25%, the high-volume, below-median pay quadrant. Filing volume is hiring scale, not pay; the axes are independent DOL OFLC disclosures (212 filings · $107,212 median here).

H-1B volume vs disclosed median wage among Professional & Technical Services sponsors

Each muted dot is one professional & technical services peer from a filings-stratified sample of 41; the brand marker is National Institutes of Health, HHS. Source: DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification H-1B LCA disclosures (credible wages recomputed from per-position filings, excluding parse errors above $500k).

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.

This employer

Professional & Technical Services · MD

National Institutes of Health, HHS

212 H-1B filings

Median H-1B: $107,212
OSHA grade: -
WARN notices: 0

Professional & Technical Services · TX

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

8,624 H-1B filings

Median H-1B: $113,797
OSHA grade: -
WARN notices: 0

Professional & Technical Services · CA

Google LLC

5,397 H-1B filings

Median H-1B: $193,915
OSHA grade: -
WARN notices: 37

Nationwide employers with similar H-1B volume or workplace injury rate

Two federal-records peer sets for National Institutes of Health, HHS, both outside MD so the neighborhoods are not the same-industry VsCard above.

Similar H-1B filing volume

Nearest nationwide sponsors outside MD (212 filings here).

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CA) · 212 filings
University of Colorado (CO) · 212 filings
The Curators of the University of Missouri (MO) · 211 filings
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (NY) · 215 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 National Institutes of Health, HHS

For National Institutes of Health, HHS, start with sponsorship pay (212 H-1B LCAs, median $107,212) and only then layer any other federal silence.

H-1B median is $107,212 across 61 disclosed-wage positions (of 212 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.

Read with this employer

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP (TX) - 8,624 H-1B filings in the same Professional & Technical Services roster
Google LLC (CA) - 5,397 H-1B filings in the same Professional & Technical Services roster
INFOSYS LIMITED (TX) - 5,329 H-1B filings in the same Professional & Technical Services roster
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does National Institutes of Health, HHS's H-1B wage sit nationally?

Among 272,125 credible H-1B wage rows in this corpus, National Institutes of Health, HHS's disclosed median of $107,212 sits at the 35th 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 National Institutes of Health, HHS's H-1B filing volume compare to other sponsors?

National Institutes of Health, HHS has 212 H-1B filings on record, ranking #202 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.

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.