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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Employer · Maryland, United States

Employer address
Maryland, United States
Applications on record
3,190
FY2025 applications
135
FY2026 to 30 June
100
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median offered wage
$81,149
Most common occupation
Life Scientists, All Other
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.8%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Howard Hughes Medical Institute appears in 3,190 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 135.

Applications by fiscal year — Howard Hughes Medical Institute

110219FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
110219FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008158
FY2009212
FY2010179
FY2011193
FY2012181
FY2013178
FY2014196
FY2015182
FY2016208
FY2017219
FY2018169
FY2019178
FY2020126
FY2021137
FY2022162
FY2023138
FY2024139
FY2025135
FY2026*100
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1000
FY20251350
FY20241390
FY20231380
FY20221620
FY20211370
FY20201260
FY20191780
FY20181672
FY20172181
FY20162080
FY20151802
FY20141951
FY20131780
FY20121810
FY20111930
FY20101790
FY20092120
FY20081580
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).

Howard Hughes Medical Institute: applications by worksite state

27+34+51+137+382+
27+34+51+137+382+
Data table
StateApplications
CA741
VA646
MA423
NY382
TX160
MD140
WA137
CT133
NC59
CO51
PA47
NJ41
MI34
MO32
IL27
Worksite states
  1. California741
  2. Virginia646
  3. Massachusetts423
  4. New York382
  5. Texas160
  6. Maryland140
  7. Washington137
  8. Connecticut133
  9. North Carolina59
  10. Colorado51
Worksite cities
  1. Ashburn, VA634
  2. New York City, NY319
  3. Boston, MA226
  4. Stanford, CA167
  5. San Francisco, CA156
  6. Berkeley, CA144
  7. Seattle, WA136
  8. Cambridge, MA132
  9. New Haven, CT126
  10. Dallas, TX108
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. Life Scientists, All Other1,280
  2. Biological Scientists, All Other817
  3. Biochemists and Biophysicists579
  4. Biological Technicians28
  5. Microbiologists24
  6. Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers19
  7. Soil and Plant Scientists14
  8. Software Developers11
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Research Associate1,776
  2. Research Specialist723
  3. Postdoctoral Associate148
  4. Postdoctoral Scientist123
  5. Research Scientist62
  6. Research Specialist I51
  7. Research Specialist II35
  8. Bioinformatics Specialist30

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

Median $81,149; middle half $77,250 to $89,428 · median prevailing wage $63,856 (marker) · 365 applications.

$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I54
  2. Level II286
  3. Level III25
  4. Level IV9
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)

97193FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2015FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2021FY2022
97193FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2016FY2020FY2022
Data table
FY2009193
FY2010133
FY2011164
FY2012151
FY2013170
FY2015115
FY2016137
FY2018124
FY2020116
FY2021119
FY202296
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2022500461
FY2021580610
FY2020670490
FY2018712532
FY2016710663
FY2015660490
FY2013870830
FY2012810703
FY2011822821
FY2010701633
FY20098511081
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. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Maryland

Howard Hughes Medical Institute has 3,190 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #6 of 3,417 sponsoring employers in Maryland and #316 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.94% of the applications filed by employers based in Maryland.

Rank in Maryland
6 of 3,417
Rank in the United States
316 of 168,030
Share of Maryland's applications
0.94%
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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