Harvard University
H-1B pay data: 768 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
768
certified positions
$79,067
Median pay
$71,720
25th pct
$100,482
75th pct
$148,775
90th pct
$67,350
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our
disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
Salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median salary | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Associate | 165 | $82,246 | $70,120 – $104,728 |
| Research Fellow | 157 | $76,000 | $67,000 – $85,736 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 147 | $70,236 | $65,000 – $80,000 |
| Assistant Professor | 100 | $146,925 | $105,000 – $316,000 |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 31 | $73,334 | $68,000 – $81,500 |
| Instructor | 19 | $106,884 | $80,000 – $181,188 |
| Lecturer | 19 | $100,000 | $68,800 – $111,418 |
| Preceptor | 18 | $80,866 | $69,000 – $142,195 |
| Research Scientist | 18 | $100,000 | $90,350 – $119,683 |
| Professor | 9 | $291,282 | $264,693 – $306,404 |
| Growth Lab Research Fellow | 7 | $89,610 | $86,824 – $101,329 |
| Fellow | 5 | $75,813 | $58,600 – $85,999 |
| Associate | 4 | $66,500 | $64,300 – $72,889 |
| Consultative Curator | 4 | $78,000 | $72,800 – $83,200 |
| Lecturer in East Asian Languages and Civilizations | 3 | $115,095 | $97,572 – $129,881 |
| Preceptor in Chinese | 3 | $73,200 | $73,200 – $74,000 |
| Research Fellow in Microbiology | 3 | $76,000 | $71,200 – $77,200 |
| College Fellow | 2 | $67,900 | $67,180 – $68,620 |
| Director of Project Advancement | 2 | $181,938 | $181,938 – $181,938 |
| Language Instructor | 2 | $65,940 | $65,940 – $65,940 |
| Preceptor in Russian Language | 2 | $70,700 | $70,380 – $71,020 |
| Professor in Practice | 2 | $560,997 | $560,997 – $560,997 |
| Scientist II | 2 | $104,000 | $104,000 – $104,000 |
| Senior Lecturer | 2 | $250,639 | $204,928 – $296,350 |
| Senior Preceptor | 2 | $92,238 | $92,238 – $92,238 |
Showing the top 25 of 63 job titles.
Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.
$61,381
Median prevailing wage
Sponsorship score: 62 / 100 — Steady sponsor
How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →
768
H-1B LCA filings
52
PERM certifications
3.7%
PERM denial rate
4 of 4
Years filing
0.07
PERM per H-1B filing
Components: volume 23 · trend 9 · denial 18 · consistency 10 · conversion 1. FY24 → FY25 filings falling (-7%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.
$67,350$79,067 median$148,775
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 12.3%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 534 (70%), med $76,000Level II · Qualified — 168 (22%), med $85,348Level III · Experienced — 45 (6%), med $100,000Level IV · Fully competent — 21 (3%), med $181,938
Pay by role
| Role | Positions | Median | Vs prevailing wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular and Cellular Biologists 19-1029 | 238 | $76,000 | +37% · Above prevailing wage |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 | 61 | $74,263 | +31% · Above prevailing wage |
| Physicists 19-2012 | 41 | $70,304 | +9% · Above prevailing wage |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071 | 37 | $139,050 | +28% · Above prevailing wage |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042 | 37 | $85,838 | +9% · Above prevailing wage |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1124 | 37 | $74,000 | +26% · Above prevailing wage |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011 | 30 | $309,589 | +446% · Above prevailing wage |
| Epidemiologists 19-1041 | 24 | $77,313 | +23% · Above prevailing wage |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 | 23 | $90,000 | +29% · Above prevailing wage |
| Chemists 19-2031 | 16 | $79,082 | +33% · Above prevailing wage |
| Microbiologists 19-1022 | 14 | $76,000 | +48% · Above prevailing wage |
| Economists 19-3011 | 14 | $93,668 | +54% · Above prevailing wage |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022 | 13 | $84,794 | +52% · Above prevailing wage |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 | 12 | $70,304 | +23% · Above prevailing wage |
| Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1054 | 10 | $121,000 | +83% · Above prevailing wage |
| Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1065 | 10 | $125,000 | +75% · Above prevailing wage |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1063 | 10 | $195,000 | +147% · Above prevailing wage |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 8 | $84,659 | — |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1121 | 8 | $105,126 | — |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1031 | 8 | $118,668 | — |
| Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1021 | 8 | $115,000 | — |
| Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-3091 | 6 | $72,800 | — |
| History Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1125 | 6 | $112,500 | — |
| Mathematicians 15-2021 | 6 | $69,580 | — |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 | 5 | $70,000 | — |
Pay by state
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 764 | $79,052 |
| California | 4 | $113,465 |
About the prevailing-wage column. It compares the median offered wage for each role with the median DOL prevailing wage for that employer and role. Both medians mix job levels and worksite locations, so a negative gap does not mean any individual case paid below its required prevailing wage — it describes the mix of filings, not compliance. See our disclaimer & terms.
All filings
Harvard University has 768 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026). The table below lists every case — job title, base salary, location, submit date and start date. Case data loads on demand, only when you open this section.