National Institutes of Health/HHS H1B Salary, Approval Rate & Sponsor Data

H1B Visa Sponsorship Overview

National Institutes of Health/HHS, based in Bethesda, MD, has filed 3,510 H1B labor condition applications with the U.S. Department of Labor since FY2010. According to USCIS data, the company has an overall 99.7% petition approval rate, with 353 approvals and 1 denials for initial employment petitions.

The average salary offered on H1B applications is $80,563. This is -44.2% compared to the national median salary of $132,500 for the most common position, Biochemists and Biophysicists.

National Institutes of Health/HHS operates in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry.

H1B Salaries by Job Title

Job Title	LCAs	Avg Salary	Market Median	vs Market
Biochemists and Biophysicists	1,158	$73,967	$132,500	-44.2% Below Market
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	1,126	$79,181	$89,060	-11.1% Below Market
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	621	$94,463	$148,500	-36.4% Below Market
Microbiologists	146	$72,767	$64,010	+13.7% Above Market
Statisticians	46	$89,254	$118,560	-24.7% Below Market
Biomedical Engineers	37	$90,453	$110,230	-17.9% Below Market
Epidemiologists	22	$106,320	$113,530	-6.4% Below Market
Life Scientists, All Other	19	$97,896	$129,770	-24.6% Below Market
Chemists	13	$77,941	$95,800	-18.6% Below Market
Psychologists, All Other	6	$70,818	$101,490	-30.2% Below Market
Internists, General	6	$61,681	N/A	N/A
Computer and Information Scientists, Research	5	$72,943	N/A	N/A
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	5	$157,203	N/A	N/A
Computer and Information Research Scientists	4	$79,530	N/A	N/A
Physicists	4	$77,920	$148,490	-47.5% Below Market
Computer Specialists, All Other	3	$71,000	N/A	N/A
Computer Occupations, All Other*	3	$55,370	N/A	N/A
Biologists	3	$60,000	$90,620	-33.8% Below Market
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Includin	2	$63,600	$113,190	-43.8% Below Market
Medical and Health Services Managers	1	$230,000	$98,070	+134.5% Above Market

USCIS Approval History

Year	Initial Approved	Initial Denied	Approval Rate
FY2023	61	1	98.4%
FY2022	140	0	100.0%
FY2020	149	0	100.0%
FY2019	1	0	100.0%
FY2018	1	0	100.0%
FY2017	1	0	100.0%

Work Locations

Bethesda, MD — 2,660 LCAs, avg $80,528
Rockville, MD — 222 LCAs, avg $81,231
Frederick, MD — 191 LCAs, avg $85,917
Research Triangle Park, NC — 153 LCAs, avg $70,791
Baltimore, MD — 139 LCAs, avg $82,682
Hamilton, MT — 44 LCAs, avg $84,004
Gaithersburg, MD — 17 LCAs, avg $85,492
RESEARCH TRIANGLE, NC — 15 LCAs, avg $68,930
Phoenix, AZ — 13 LCAs, avg $87,744
Silver Spring, MD — 8 LCAs, avg $98,491

H1B Filing Trends

Year	LCAs	Certified	Avg Salary	Workers
FY2026	35	21	$111,467	35
FY2025	46	28	$113,207	46
FY2024	92	79	$108,226	92
FY2023	107	82	$104,434	107
FY2022	113	80	$93,310	113
FY2021	112	84	$98,618	112
FY2020	75	61	$96,248	75
FY2019	261	0	$86,620	261
FY2018	241	0	$83,032	241
FY2017	239	0	$76,332	239
FY2016	308	0	$74,551	308
FY2015	272	0	N/A	272
FY2014	247	0	$74,957	247
FY2013	353	0	$71,685	353
FY2012	336	0	$74,602	336
FY2011	299	0	$74,008	299
FY2010	374	0	$72,138	374