Howard Hughes Medical Institute H-1B Salaries 2026
129 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $83,513.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute H-1B salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Scientist | 76 | $81,000 |
| Research Specialist | 38 | $88,691 |
| Research Scientist | 3 | $63,856 |
| Principal Investigator | 3 | $214,352 |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $120,699 |
| Theory Fellow | 2 | $105,984 |
| Group Leader | 1 | $202,660 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 1 | $148,695 |
| Senior Scientist | 1 | $146,464 |
| Staff Scientist & Cryoem Acquisition Lead | 1 | $123,333 |
| Bioinformatics Specialist | 1 | $114,287 |
Top cities
| City | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Ashburn, VA | 29 | $83,513 |
| New York, NY | 15 | $87,803 |
| Dallas, TX | 12 | $78,786 |
| Boston, MA | 10 | $78,533 |
| Seattle, WA | 10 | $87,556 |
| Stanford, CA | 7 | $85,384 |
| Cambridge, MA | 6 | $82,292 |
| Durham, NC | 4 | $76,500 |
| Princeton, NJ | 4 | $88,920 |
| Berkeley, CA | 4 | $83,192 |
Wage levels
Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).
Median prevailing wage on these filings: $69,243.
Recent Howard Hughes Medical Institute H-1B filings
Latest 100 of 129 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.
Employer names as filed: Howard Hughes Medical Institute; HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE; Howard Hughes Medical institute. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.