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Research Specialist at Howard Hughes Medical Institute: H-1B salaries
121 labor condition applications for the job title Research Specialist at Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Median offered base salary $86,940; middle half $80,600–$94,090.
Applications (LCAs)121
Median offered salary$86,940
Middle half of salaries$80,600–$94,090
10th–90th percentile$74,419–$107,260
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 40 | $84,002 |
| FY2024 | 29 | $87,000 |
| FY2025 | 32 | $89,460 |
| FY2026 | 16 | $87,556 |
Applications
| Base salary | Location | Submitted | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $91,312 Level II | New York, NY | Jun 4, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 | Certified |
| $87,556 Level III | Seattle, WA | May 6, 2026 | May 25, 2026 | Certified |
| $80,500 Level II | Baltimore, MD | Mar 13, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | Certified |
| $107,100 Level III | New York, NY | Mar 12, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 | Certified |
| $82,867 Level II | New York, NY | Mar 11, 2026 | Jun 8, 2026 | Certified |
| $116,725 Level III | La Jolla, CA | Mar 9, 2026 | Jul 11, 2026 | Certified |
| $94,090 Level III | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Mar 5, 2026 | Jun 20, 2026 | Certified |
| $85,000 Level III | Dallas, TX | Feb 13, 2026 | May 11, 2026 | Certified |
| $85,384 Level II | Berkeley, CA | Feb 12, 2026 | Mar 6, 2026 | Certified |
| $88,305 Level III | New Haven, CT | Dec 22, 2025 | Apr 2, 2026 | Certified |
| $93,000 Level II | New Haven, CT | Dec 16, 2025 | Jan 26, 2026 | Certified |
| $87,556 Level II | Seattle, WA | Dec 4, 2025 | May 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $85,385 Level II | Princeton, NJ | Nov 6, 2025 | Mar 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $88,960 Level II | Cambridge, MA | Sep 26, 2025 | Feb 20, 2026 | Certified |
| $63,856 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Sep 25, 2025 | Oct 20, 2025 | Certified |
| $63,856 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Sep 25, 2025 | Oct 20, 2025 | Certified |
| $83,749 Level II | Kansas City, MO | Sep 15, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Certified |
| $81,356 Level II | New York, NY | Sep 9, 2025 | Jan 1, 2026 | Certified |
| $77,250 Level II | Chapel Hill, NC | Aug 1, 2025 | Jan 8, 2026 | Certified |
| $103,792 Level II | Charlestown, MA | Aug 1, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 | Certified |
| $91,389 Level II | Berkeley, CA | Jul 31, 2025 | Dec 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $110,000 Level II | New York, NY | Jul 17, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 | Certified |
| $131,998 Level II | Philadelphia, PA | Jul 10, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Certified |
| $80,000 Level II | Bloomington, IN | Jul 9, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Certified |
| $75,000 Level II | Durham, NC | Jul 1, 2025 | Oct 6, 2025 | Certified |
| $80,000 Level III | Bloomington, IN | Jul 1, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $90,000 Level II | St. Louis, MO | May 20, 2025 | Jul 14, 2025 | Certified |
| $97,335 Level II | Ann Arbor, MI | May 14, 2025 | Sep 12, 2025 | Certified |
| $77,250 Level II | Chapel Hill, NC | May 12, 2025 | Sep 6, 2025 | Certified |
| $83,584 Level II | Philadelphia, PA | May 6, 2025 | Aug 5, 2025 | Certified |
| $86,940 Level II | New York, NY | Apr 10, 2025 | Aug 14, 2025 | Certified |
| $88,910 Level II | Boston, MA | Feb 27, 2025 | Jul 26, 2025 | Certified |
| $91,080 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Feb 20, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 | Certified |
| $96,408 Level II | Boston, MA | Feb 10, 2025 | Jun 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $110,000 Level III | Baltimore, MD | Jan 28, 2025 | May 5, 2025 | Certified |
| $72,100 Level II | Durham, NC | Jan 15, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $100,772 Level II | New York, NY | Jan 2, 2025 | Feb 3, 2025 | Certified |
| $110,250 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Nov 26, 2024 | May 1, 2025 | Certified |
| $86,000 Level II | Boston, MA | Nov 22, 2024 | Feb 18, 2025 | Certified |
| $95,000 Level II | Davis, CA | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 13, 2025 | Certified |
| $89,400 Level II | Berkeley, CA | Nov 6, 2024 | Apr 1, 2025 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $83,584 Level II | Davis, CA | Nov 1, 2024 | Feb 28, 2025 | Certified |
| $89,521 Level II | New York, NY | Oct 29, 2024 | Feb 24, 2025 | Certified |
| $92,700 Level II | Bloomington, IN | Oct 28, 2024 | Jan 14, 2025 | Certified |
| $84,418 Level II | Dallas, TX | Oct 16, 2024 | Feb 11, 2025 | Certified |
| $110,313 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Sep 18, 2024 | Jan 21, 2025 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $80,000 Level II | La Jolla, CA | Sep 5, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | Certified |
| $89,521 Level II | New York, NY | Aug 26, 2024 | Oct 18, 2024 | Certified |
| $90,000 Level III | Dallas, TX | Aug 22, 2024 | Jan 30, 2025 | Certified |
| $85,000 Level II | Chapel Hill, NC | Aug 19, 2024 | Jan 6, 2025 | Certified |
| $124,515 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Aug 15, 2024 | Jan 6, 2025 | Certified |
| $115,000 Level II | La Jolla, CA | Aug 13, 2024 | Oct 7, 2024 | Certified |
| $90,000 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Jul 31, 2024 | Oct 21, 2024 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $82,000 Level II | New York, NY | Jul 24, 2024 | Sep 23, 2024 | Certified |
| $103,300 Level III | Ashburn, VA | Jul 10, 2024 | Sep 23, 2024 | Certified |
| $97,458 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Jun 6, 2024 | Sep 23, 2024 | Withdrawn |
| $78,000 Level II | College Park, MD | May 21, 2024 | Oct 25, 2024 | Certified |
| $101,020 Level II | New York, NY | May 15, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $89,428 Level III | Davis, CA | May 1, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $87,000 Level II | New York, NY | May 1, 2024 | Jul 24, 2024 | Certified |
| $76,000 Level II | Boston, MA | Apr 18, 2024 | Aug 12, 2024 | Certified |
| $83,632 Level II | Cambridge, MA | Apr 12, 2024 | Aug 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $90,000 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Apr 4, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $80,000 Level II | Berkeley, CA | Mar 21, 2024 | Jul 13, 2024 | Certified |
| $100,000 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Mar 14, 2024 | Jun 3, 2024 | Certified |
| $82,784 Level II | Princeton, NJ | Feb 27, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Certified |
| $86,040 Level II | Stanford, CA | Jan 23, 2024 | Apr 25, 2024 | Certified |
| $83,200 Level II | San Francisco, CA | Jan 11, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | Certified |
| $100,880 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Dec 19, 2023 | Mar 11, 2024 | Certified |
| $82,455 Level II | Seattle, WA | Dec 19, 2023 | Feb 29, 2024 | Certified |
| $102,024 Level II | La Jolla, CA | Dec 5, 2023 | Apr 5, 2024 | Certified |
| $102,024 Level II | La Jolla, CA | Nov 28, 2023 | Apr 15, 2024 | Certified |
| $100,000 Level II | Houston, TX | Nov 8, 2023 | Apr 2, 2024 | Certified |
| $84,427 Level II | Cambridge, MA | Nov 8, 2023 | Jan 7, 2024 | Certified |
| $120,000 Level II | Boston, MA | Oct 29, 2023 | Jan 1, 2024 | Certified |
| $81,141 part-time · Level II | Berkeley, CA | Oct 29, 2023 | Nov 26, 2023 | Certified |
| $83,200 Level II | New York, NY | Sep 25, 2023 | Jan 7, 2024 | Certified |
| $85,000 Level II | Los Angeles, CA | Sep 25, 2023 | Jan 7, 2024 | Certified |
| $105,000 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Sep 14, 2023 | Nov 6, 2023 | Certified |
| $90,000 Level II | Bloomington, IN | Aug 31, 2023 | Jan 14, 2024 | Certified |
| $82,485 Level II | Pasadena, CA | Aug 24, 2023 | Jan 7, 2024 | Certified |
| $90,000 Level II | Boston, MA | Jul 19, 2023 | Oct 9, 2023 | Certified |
| $86,008 part-time · Level II | Ashburn, VA | Jul 6, 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 | Certified |
| $88,000 Level II | Santa Clara, CA | Jul 6, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 | Certified |
| $80,600 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Jun 29, 2023 | Oct 9, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $90,000 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Jun 29, 2023 | Oct 19, 2023 | Certified |
| $86,038 Level II | Eugene, OR | Jun 23, 2023 | Dec 7, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $90,000 Level II | Cambridge, MA | Jun 20, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $75,000 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Jun 13, 2023 | Nov 28, 2023 | Certified |
| $85,000 Level II | Stanford, CA | Jun 12, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $88,000 Level II | Stanford, CA | Jun 12, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $84,000 Level II | New York, NY | Jun 7, 2023 | Jul 24, 2023 | Certified |
| $77,000 Level II | Baltimore, MD | Jun 1, 2023 | Jul 31, 2023 | Certified |
| $110,000 Level II | Philadephia, PA | May 16, 2023 | Jul 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $84,801 Level II | Ashburn, VA | May 8, 2023 | Aug 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $91,000 Level II | Pasadena, CA | May 8, 2023 | Aug 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $90,000 Level II | Durham, NC | Apr 25, 2023 | Jul 10, 2023 | Certified |
| $62,839 Level II | Durham, NC | Apr 25, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $97,200 Level II | New York, NY | Apr 25, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 | Certified |
| $84,005 Level II | Waltham, MA | Apr 12, 2023 | Jul 11, 2023 | Certified |
| $90,000 Level II | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Apr 12, 2023 | Jun 20, 2023 | Certified |
| $77,155 Level II | Cambridge, MA | Apr 12, 2023 | May 29, 2023 | Certified |
| $95,000 Level II | San Antonio, TX | Apr 11, 2023 | May 22, 2023 | Certified |
| $78,000 Level II | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Apr 7, 2023 | Jun 5, 2023 | Withdrawn |
| $95,000 Level II | San Antonio, TX | Mar 23, 2023 | May 1, 2023 | Certified, then withdrawn |
| $75,000 Level II | Los Angeles, CA | Mar 17, 2023 | Jun 5, 2023 | Certified |
| $69,925 Level II | Cambridge, MA | Mar 15, 2023 | May 30, 2023 | Certified |
| $69,700 Level II | Stanford, CA | Mar 7, 2023 | Jun 12, 2023 | Certified |
| $73,329 Level II | La Jolla, CA | Feb 23, 2023 | Jul 17, 2023 | Certified |
| $120,000 Level II | Stanford, CA | Dec 22, 2022 | Jan 30, 2023 | Certified |
| $71,178 Level II | Seattle, WA | Dec 8, 2022 | Mar 27, 2023 | Certified |
| $80,000 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Dec 5, 2022 | Mar 13, 2023 | Certified |
| $83,583 Level II | New York, NY | Nov 30, 2022 | Feb 28, 2023 | Certified |
| $75,000 Level II | College Park, MD | Nov 15, 2022 | Jan 23, 2023 | Certified |
| $70,000 Level II | Chapel Hill, NC | Nov 14, 2022 | Jan 8, 2023 | Certified |
| $68,113 Level II | Dallas, TX | Nov 14, 2022 | Apr 6, 2023 | Certified |
| $73,547 Level II | Seattle, WA | Nov 4, 2022 | Mar 30, 2023 | Certified |
| $85,000 Level II | Cleverland, OH | Nov 1, 2022 | Dec 12, 2022 | Certified |
| $75,298 Level II | Berkeley, CA | Oct 17, 2022 | Nov 14, 2022 | Certified |
| $71,178 Level II | Seattle, WA | Oct 12, 2022 | Jan 30, 2023 | Certified |
| $107,500 Level II | Ashburn, VA | Sep 30, 2022 | Nov 28, 2022 | Certified |
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Other jobs at Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Postdoctoral Associate$78,719
- Postdoctoral Scientist$80,000
- Research Associate$69,500
- Research Specialist II$93,273
- Research Scientist$91,179
Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).