National Institutes of Health, HHS H-1B salaries

National Institutes of Health, HHS filed 645 certified H-1B applications between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $105,000 a year.

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Job title	Filings	Median	Middle half
Research Fellow	411	$99,200	$92,709 – $106,121
Staff Scientist	150	$122,026	$117,963 – $130,000
Clinical Fellow	48	$99,551	$88,105 – $108,986
Investigator Tenure Track	23	$157,263	$149,076 – $169,578
Staff Clinician	7	$179,606	$157,438 – $189,950
Senior Investigator	3	$216,342	$202,759 – $223,828
Assistant Clinical Investigator	1	$195,200	$195,200 – $195,200
Special Advisor for Global Health	1	$183,500	$183,500 – $183,500
Senior Research Fellow	1	$106,000	$106,000 – $106,000

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Bethesda, MD	522	$105,000	$95,027 – $120,000
Rockville, MD	42	$107,000	$97,737 – $115,180
Frederick, MD	29	$109,472	$103,253 – $120,322
Research Triangle Park, NC	25	$90,354	$88,348 – $101,184
Baltimore, MD	16	$111,481	$94,750 – $122,466
Hamilton, MT	7	$103,833	$96,870 – $138,372
Bethedsa, MD	1	$99,442	$99,442 – $99,442
Rockbille, MD	1	$98,000	$98,000 – $98,000
San Francisco, CA	1	$163,760	$163,760 – $163,760
Silver Spring, MD	1	$85,338	$85,338 – $85,338

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).