National Institutes of Health, HHS salaries in Durham, NC

Based on 11 certified H-1B filings by National Institutes of Health, HHS in the Durham-Chapel Hill, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$91,308
Middle 50%$90.4k–$102.8k
vs. all employers here−23%comparison median $119,060
Filings11FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,445 and $222,878.
PercentileSalary
10th$88,631
25th$90,354
50th (median)$91,308
75th$102,774
90th$146,945

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $80k $100k FY2020: median $73,450 (16 filings) FY2022: median $75,443 (10 filings) FY2023: median $81,159 (14 filings) FY2024: median $88,600 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 9 filings FY21 FY2022: 10 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 12 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 16
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$73,450$70,000$74,80016
FY2021–––9
FY2022$75,443$73,049$93,13310
FY2023$81,159$78,189$86,73314
FY2024$88,600$87,330$102,01812
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––4

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Medical Scientisttoo few5
Molecular and Cellular Biologisttoo few4
Biochemisttoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 5
Mid-level · Level II too few 1
Senior · Level III too few 1
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.