Howard Hughes Medical Institute salaries in Washington, DC

Based on 46 certified H-1B filings by Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$88,009
Middle 50%$77.6k–$120.1k
vs. all employers here−28%comparison median $122,699
Filings46FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $63,856 and $204,845.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,467
25th$77,590
50th (median)$88,009
75th$120,072
90th$172,545

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $78,000 (31 filings) FY2021: median $78,525 (26 filings) FY2022: median $80,000 (35 filings) FY2023: median $81,817 (30 filings) FY2024: median $86,018 (26 filings) FY2025: median $93,380 (23 filings) FY2026: median $83,513 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 31 filings FY20 FY2021: 26 filings FY21 FY2022: 35 filings FY22 FY2023: 30 filings FY23 FY2024: 26 filings FY24 FY2025: 23 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 35
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$78,000$62,500$78,00031
FY2021$78,525$72,875$87,00026
FY2022$80,000$70,813$100,50035
FY2023$81,817$75,000$93,34030
FY2024$86,018$81,020$90,88426
FY2025$93,380$82,297$134,24923
FY2026$83,513$74,447$105,44523

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$88,00926
Biochemist$81,08013
Software Engineertoo few5

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Washington, DC.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $83,513 34
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 5

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.