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Harvard University

Employer · Massachusetts, United States

Employer address
Massachusetts, United States
Applications on record
6,206
FY2025 applications
318
FY2026 to 30 June
267
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.9%
Median offered wage
$78,872
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.9%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Harvard University appears in 6,206 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 318.

Applications by fiscal year — Harvard University

205409FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
205409FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008409
FY2009340
FY2010296
FY2011298
FY2012350
FY2013328
FY2014359
FY2015368
FY2016344
FY2017332
FY2018282
FY2019333
FY2020258
FY2021302
FY2022337
FY2023320
FY2024365
FY2025318
FY2026*267
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*25215
FY202530315
FY202435213
FY202330911
FY20223343
FY202128517
FY20202499
FY201932013
FY201827012
FY20173248
FY201633014
FY201535117
FY201434712
FY20133235
FY201232921
FY201128612
FY201027620
FY20093346
FY200839217
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).

Harvard University: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+3+12+
1+1+2+3+12+
Data table
StateApplications
MA6,187
CA12
MD3
DC2
NY1
LA1
Worksite states
  1. Massachusetts6,187
  2. California12
  3. Maryland3
  4. District of Columbia2
  5. New York1
  6. Louisiana1
Worksite cities
  1. Cambridge, MA3,143
  2. Boston, MA2,897
  3. Allston, MA67
  4. Southborough, MA31
  5. West Roxbury, MA16
  6. Brockton, MA4
  7. Roslindale, MA4
  8. Palo Alto, CA2
  9. La Jolla, CA2
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. Biological Scientists, All Other1,805
  2. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists518
  3. Business Teachers, Postsecondary224
  4. Chemists214
  5. Biochemists and Biophysicists208
  6. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary200
  7. Physical Scientists, All Other192
  8. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary157
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Research Fellow1,520
  2. Postdoctoral Fellow1,421
  3. Research Associate1,059
  4. Assistant Professor560
  5. Postdoctoral Research Fellow138
  6. Instructor124
  7. Lecturer112
  8. Preceptor92

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

Median $78,872; middle half $70,316 to $103,000 · median prevailing wage $61,381 (marker) · 894 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I622
  2. Level II209
  3. Level III57
  4. Level IV19
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. Canada25
  2. Germany18
  3. India17
  4. China16
  5. Italy14
  6. United Kingdom13
  7. France13
  8. Israel7
  9. Austria5
  10. Turkey5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData 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)

169337FY2009FY2011FY2012FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
169337FY2009FY2012FY2017FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY2009288
FY2011289
FY2012211
FY2016200
FY2017199
FY20181
FY2020193
FY2021337
FY2022216
FY202369
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023520170
FY20221394771
FY202122921080
FY20201300630
FY20180010
FY20171213781
FY20161292711
FY20121410701
FY201117711121
FY200917421144
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Green and Spiegel, LLC3
  2. Harvard University1
  3. Iandoli Desai & Cronin P.C.1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Massachusetts

Harvard University has 6,206 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #10 of 6,297 sponsoring employers in Massachusetts and #130 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 1.44% of the applications filed by employers based in Massachusetts.

Rank in Massachusetts
10 of 6,297
Rank in the United States
130 of 168,030
Share of Massachusetts's applications
1.44%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Massachusetts
333
Largest sponsoring employers in Massachusetts
  1. Virtusa Corporation13,005
  2. Randstad Technologies, LLC11,730
  3. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC11,656
  4. Patni Americas Inc.10,160
  5. NTT Data, Inc.9,000
  6. The Boston Consulting Group, Inc.8,475
  7. The Mathworks, Inc.8,037
  8. Emc Corporation6,787
  9. Avco Consulting Inc6,325
  10. Harvard University6,206
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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