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National Institutes of Health, HHS

Employer · Maryland, United States

Employer address
Maryland, United States
Applications on record
5,863
FY2025 applications
223
FY2026 to 30 June
159
Programmes
LCA
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Median offered wage
$104,684
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.7%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

National Institutes of Health, HHS appears in 5,863 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 223.

Applications by fiscal year — National Institutes of Health, HHS

225449FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025FY2026*
225449FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2009106
FY2010428
FY2011408
FY2012449
FY2013420
FY2014327
FY2015344
FY2016379
FY2017287
FY2018269
FY2019261
FY2020324
FY2021379
FY2022363
FY2023378
FY2024359
FY2025223
FY2026*159
Fiscal yearLCA
FY2026*159
FY2025223
FY2024359
FY2023378
FY2022363
FY2021379
FY2020324
FY2019261
FY2018269
FY2017287
FY2016379
FY2015344
FY2014327
FY2013420
FY2012449
FY2011408
FY2010428
FY2009106
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).

National Institutes of Health, HHS: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
MD5,452
NC292
MT72
AZ17
MA10
DC6
AR4
GA3
VA2
NY2
CA1
NJ1
WA1
Worksite states
  1. Maryland5,452
  2. North Carolina292
  3. Montana72
  4. Arizona17
  5. Massachusetts10
  6. District of Columbia6
  7. Arkansas4
  8. Georgia3
  9. Virginia2
  10. New York2
Worksite cities
  1. Bethesda, MD4,462
  2. Rockville, MD396
  3. Frederick, MD328
  4. Research Triangle Park, NC273
  5. Baltimore, MD202
  6. Hamilton, MT72
  7. Gaithersburg, MD21
  8. Phoenix, AZ17
  9. Silver Spring, MD12
  10. Framingham, MA9
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 Other2,045
  2. Biochemists and Biophysicists1,879
  3. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists1,353
  4. Microbiologists261
  5. Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers76
  6. Statisticians69
  7. Epidemiologists51
  8. Life Scientists, All Other37
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Research Fellow4,231
  2. Staff Scientist934
  3. Clinical Fellow300
  4. Staff Clinician84
  5. Investigator Tenure Track79
  6. Senior Investigator30
  7. Senior Research Fellow30
  8. Investigator22

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

Median $104,684; middle half $94,432 to $119,115 · median prevailing wage $65,400 (marker) · 712 applications.

$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
$80k$95k$110k$125k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I400
  2. Level II123
  3. Level III93
  4. Level IV42
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)

151302FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
151302FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY2017207
FY2018120
FY20191
FY2020300
FY2021203
FY2022302
FY2023153
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023591946
FY2022140016210
FY20211320712
FY202014901513
FY20191000
FY2018400804
FY20177211355
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Maryland

National Institutes of Health, HHS has 5,863 work visa applications on record (FY2009–FY2026), ranking #4 of 3,417 sponsoring employers in Maryland and #137 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 1.73% of the applications filed by employers based in Maryland.

Rank in Maryland
4 of 3,417
Rank in the United States
137 of 168,030
Share of Maryland's applications
1.73%
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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