National Institutes of Health, HHS

251 certified · Median $109,038 a year · Bethesda, MD

Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources

By year

Fiscal yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 20261154310
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 20251366680

Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.

Wages

25th percentile
$97,500
Median
$109,038
75th percentile
$123,205

A year, from 251 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • Research FellowMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $100,590137
  • Staff ScientistMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $124,22272
  • Clinical FellowMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $101,76127
  • Investigator Tenure TrackMolecular and Cellular Biologists · median $161,47210
  • Staff ClinicianMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $191,9003
  • Assistant Clinical InvestigatorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $195,2001
  • Senior InvestigatorMedical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists · median $231,3151

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Bethesda, MD215
  • Rockville, MD12
  • Research Triangle Park, NC10
  • Frederick, MD5
  • Baltimore, MD4
  • Hamilton, MT3
  • Rockbille, MD1
  • Silver Spring, MD1

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 369