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Food and Drug Administration, HHS

Employer · Maryland, United States

Employer address
Maryland, United States
Applications on record
1,295
FY2025 applications
54
FY2026 to 30 June
44
Programmes
LCA
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$125,827
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Food and Drug Administration, HHS appears in 1,295 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 54.

Applications by fiscal year — Food and Drug Administration, HHS

4997FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4997FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200862
FY200962
FY201050
FY201140
FY201273
FY201364
FY201450
FY201587
FY201662
FY201769
FY201884
FY201997
FY202091
FY202188
FY202276
FY202369
FY202473
FY202554
FY2026*44
Fiscal yearLCA
FY2026*44
FY202554
FY202473
FY202369
FY202276
FY202188
FY202091
FY201997
FY201884
FY201769
FY201662
FY201587
FY201450
FY201364
FY201273
FY201140
FY201050
FY200962
FY200862
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Food and Drug Administration, HHS: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+3+4+
1+1+2+3+4+
Data table
StateApplications
MD1,111
AR144
MO12
CA4
IN4
NJ4
WA3
AL3
IL2
TX2
DC1
TN1
MI1
WI1
LA1
Worksite states
  1. Maryland1,111
  2. Arkansas144
  3. Missouri12
  4. California4
  5. Indiana4
  6. New Jersey4
  7. Washington3
  8. Alabama3
  9. Illinois2
  10. Texas2
Worksite cities
  1. Silver Spring, MD991
  2. Jefferson, AR105
  3. Rockville, MD35
  4. Bethesda, MD35
  5. College Park, MD31
  6. St. Louis, MO12
  7. Laurel, MD11
  8. Bloomington, IN4
  9. San Diego, CA4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists388
  2. Statisticians346
  3. Biological Scientists, All Other124
  4. Biochemists and Biophysicists121
  5. Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers86
  6. Microbiologists27
  7. Chemists12
  8. Chemical Engineers10
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Visiting Associate774
  2. Visiting Scientist502
  3. Staff Fellow4
  4. Visitng Associate3
  5. Statistician2
  6. Visiting Asociate1
  7. Staff Scientist1
  8. Consumer Safety Officer1

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $125,827; middle half $113,533 to $133,964 · median prevailing wage $64,480 (marker) · 169 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I128
  2. Level II26
  3. Level III16
  4. Level IV1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

4283FY2009FY2010FY2017FY2018FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
4283FY2009FY2017FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY200948
FY201031
FY201748
FY201835
FY202082
FY202160
FY202283
FY202329
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023110180
FY2022320515
FY2021280320
FY2020310511
FY2018180172
FY2017260220
FY2010210100
FY2009360120
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Maryland

Food and Drug Administration, HHS has 1,295 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #17 of 3,417 sponsoring employers in Maryland and #959 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.38% of the applications filed by employers based in Maryland.

Rank in Maryland
17 of 3,417
Rank in the United States
959 of 168,030
Share of Maryland's applications
0.38%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in Maryland
1,496
Largest sponsoring employers in Maryland
  1. Tata Consultancy Services Limited180,382
  2. University of Maryland College Park7,823
  3. Johns Hopkins University7,496
  4. National Institutes of Health, HHS5,863
  5. Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.4,477
  6. Howard Hughes Medical Institute3,190
  7. Baltimore City Public School System3,108
  8. Government Employees Insurance Company2,882
  9. Hughes Network Systems LLC2,532
  10. Prince George's County Public Schools2,004
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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