Howard Hughes Medical Institute
H-1B pay data: 480 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
480
certified positions
$81,046
Median pay
$74,263
25th pct
$88,746
75th pct
$102,055
90th pct
$70,000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Associate | 138 | $78,752 | $70,000 – $85,844 |
| Postdoctoral Scientist | 120 | $80,000 | $74,000 – $87,652 |
| Research Specialist | 116 | $86,490 | $74,274 – $107,300 |
| Research Associate | 46 | $69,750 | $63,000 – $76,213 |
| Research Specialist II | 12 | $94,545 | $88,069 – $119,620 |
| Research Scientist | 7 | $91,179 | $63,856 – $94,161 |
| Bioinformatics Specailist | 4 | $127,680 | $113,008 – $155,822 |
| Bioinformatics Specialist | 4 | $107,144 | $92,755 – $126,008 |
| Software Engineer | 4 | $106,576 | $97,879 – $125,557 |
| Group Leader | 3 | $202,660 | $193,367 – $205,838 |
| Principal Investigator | 3 | $214,352 | $202,653 – $219,737 |
| Research Specialist I | 3 | $90,000 | $70,000 – $90,000 |
| Theory Fellow | 3 | $102,334 | $88,731 – $108,174 |
| Director, Mass Spectrometry | 2 | $183,150 | $180,630 – $185,670 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 | $147,596 | $146,717 – $148,475 |
| Advanced Microscopy Imaging Fellow | 1 | $77,625 | $77,625 – $77,625 |
| Cryo EM Staff Scientist | 1 | $99,670 | $99,670 – $99,670 |
| CryoEM Staff Scientist | 1 | $93,000 | $93,000 – $93,000 |
| Engineer | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 – $100,000 |
| Investments Solutions Architect | 1 | $180,090 | $180,090 – $180,090 |
| Machine Leaning Researcher | 1 | $113,850 | $113,850 – $113,850 |
| Machine Learning Researcher | 1 | $165,000 | $165,000 – $165,000 |
| Mcn Principal Scientist | 1 | $165,000 | $165,000 – $165,000 |
| Research Speicalist | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 – $65,000 |
| Scientific Computing Associate | 1 | $83,000 | $83,000 – $83,000 |
Showing the top 25 of 28 job titles.
Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.
$62,962
Median prevailing wage
Sponsorship score: 51 / 100 — Moderate 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 →
480
H-1B LCA filings
0
PERM certifications
0.0%
PERM denial rate
4 of 4
Years filing
0.00
PERM per H-1B filing
Components: volume 22 · trend 10 · denial 10 · consistency 10 · conversion 0. FY24 → FY25 filings falling (-5%); 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.
$70,000$81,046 median$102,055
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 16.0%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 72 (15%), med $72,100Level II · Qualified — 375 (78%), med $81,149Level III · Experienced — 23 (5%), med $93,380Level IV · Fully competent — 10 (2%), med $195,386
Pay by role
| Role | Positions | Median | Vs prevailing wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular and Cellular Biologists 19-1029 | 262 | $81,149 | +29% · Above prevailing wage |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 | 169 | $80,000 | +32% · Above prevailing wage |
| Life Scientists, All Other 19-1099 | 14 | $80,000 | +13% · Above prevailing wage |
| Microbiologists 19-1022 | 9 | $78,000 | — |
| Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013 | 7 | $82,485 | — |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 | 6 | $84,000 | — |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 5 | $146,497 | — |
| Physicists 19-2012 | 4 | $86,130 | — |
| Software Developers, R&D 15-1296 | 1 | $104,597 | — |
| Nanosystems Engineers 17-2199 | 1 | $95,000 | — |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 1 | $90,000 | — |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 | 1 | $95,000 | — |
Pay by state
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 96 | $85,669 |
| California | 86 | $78,786 |
| Massachusetts | 72 | $78,533 |
| New York | 65 | $82,795 |
| Maryland | 48 | $81,000 |
| Washington | 28 | $77,969 |
| Texas | 24 | $79,600 |
| North Carolina | 18 | $76,870 |
| Connecticut | 7 | $70,000 |
| Florida | 6 | $77,000 |
| New Jersey | 6 | $82,392 |
| Pennsylvania | 5 | $83,584 |
| Colorado | 4 | $76,132 |
| Indiana | 4 | $91,350 |
| Illinois | 3 | $78,000 |
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
Howard Hughes Medical Institute has 480 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.