Harvard University

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 333 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Headquarters: Cambridge
  • Founded 1636
Median base salary$81,149−34% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$75k–$104k
Level I (entry-level) share65%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$65,230the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Harvard University hires entry-level. 65% of its filings are Level I, 3.4 times the share across all H-1B employers (19%).
  • Most filed: Molecular and Cellular Biologist. 30% of its filings. After that come Biochemist and Biology Professor.
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 95% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $81,149, median prevailing wage $65,230.

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10th $70.3k25th $75kmedian $81.1k75th $104k90th $144.9k

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Percentiles from Harvard University's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What Harvard University hires for

Molecular and Cellular Biologist100 filings · 30%$76,491 Biochemist35 filings · 11%$76,000 Biology Professor19 filings · 6%$86,538 Medical School Professor17 filings · 5%$131,240 Physicist15 filings · 5%$72,500 Epidemiologist13 filings · 4%$77,126 Business Professor13 filings · 4%$315,000 Foreign Language Professor10 filings · 3%$88,200

Bar: share of Harvard University's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 72% of filings (53 occupations in total).

Show all 8 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$76,491100
Biochemist$76,00035
Biology Professor$86,53819
Medical School Professor$131,24017
Physicist$72,50015
Epidemiologist$77,12613
Business Professor$315,00013
Foreign Language Professor$88,20010

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Harvard University.

Pay by level

$77.4kLevel I
Entry-level · 65% of filings
$86.2kLevel II
Mid-level · 26% of filings
$106.7kLevel III
Senior · 6% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 3% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $77,360 218
Mid-level · Level II $86,188 86
Senior · Level III $106,673 20
Expert · Level IV too few 9

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Harvard University files

Boston, MA$81,149324 filings · rent 1BR $2,518

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Boston, MA$81,149324

Salary details

Median salary$81,149
Middle 50%$75k–$104k
vs. all employers−34%comparison median $122,699
Filings333FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $65,940 and $325,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,304
25th$75,000
50th (median)$81,149
75th$104,000
90th$144,922

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $65,802 (200 filings) FY2021: median $65,000 (227 filings) FY2022: median $68,500 (216 filings) FY2023: median $72,050 (204 filings) FY2024: median $80,000 (232 filings) FY2025: median $82,400 (213 filings) FY2026: median $77,210 (120 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 200 filings FY20 FY2021: 227 filings FY21 FY2022: 216 filings FY22 FY2023: 204 filings FY23 FY2024: 232 filings FY24 FY2025: 213 filings FY25 FY2026: 120 filings FY26 232
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$65,802$57,396$90,000200
FY2021$65,000$57,866$81,842227
FY2022$68,500$60,780$94,113216
FY2023$72,050$67,000$92,775204
FY2024$80,000$72,100$105,000232
FY2025$82,400$76,000$107,500213
FY2026$77,210$74,000$96,088120

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$81,149
Median prevailing wage$65,230
Median difference+26.3%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage5%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

Job titles at Harvard University

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Research Associate$82,400$75.4k–$91k82
Postdoctoral Fellow$71,760$70.1k–$74.6k59
Research Fellow$76,000$76k–$77.5k56
Assistant Professor$137,125$125k–$285.8k42
Postdoctoral Research Fellow$74,294$69.8k–$76.8k23

Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.

About Harvard University

Harvard University's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Cambridge, MA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Molecular and Cellular Biologist, Biochemist and Biology Professor and the main metro areas are Boston, MA, San Jose, CA and Stockton, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Founded
1636
Headquarters
Cambridge

Company facts on this page: Wikidata. Salary data: U.S. Department of Labor.

Questions

Does Harvard University sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Harvard University filed 333 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Harvard University pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Harvard University's H-1B filings is $81,149; half of filings fall between $75,000 and $104,000. Bonus and stock are not included.