The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 308 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
  • Main U.S. filing address: Houston, TX
Median base salary$78,744−36% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$73.5k–$109.1k
Level I (entry-level) share65%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$57,054the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center hires entry-level. 65% of its filings are Level I, 3.3 times the share across all H-1B employers (19%).
  • Most filed: Medical Scientist. 43% of its filings. After that come Biochemist and Molecular and Cellular Biologist.
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 99% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $78,744, median prevailing wage $57,054.

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Enter the base salary in your offer. We compare it with The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's certified filings for the same job.

10th $67.9k25th $73.5kmedian $78.7k75th $109.1k90th $180.6k

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Percentiles from The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center hires for

Bar: share of The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 96% of filings (20 occupations in total).

Show all 6 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Medical Scientist$77,000132
Biochemist$74,76873
Molecular and Cellular Biologist$111,14330
Medical School Professor$180,60015
Biological Technician$59,62110
Physician$247,48210

Jobs with at least 10 filings at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Pay by level

$76.4kLevel I
Entry-level · 65% of filings
$100kLevel II
Mid-level · 27% of filings
$229.5kLevel III
Senior · 5% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 3% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $76,400 146
Mid-level · Level II $100,000 62
Senior · Level III $229,506 12
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center files

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

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Houston, TX$78,594306

Salary details

Median salary$78,744
Middle 50%$73.5k–$109.1k
vs. all employers−36%comparison median $122,699
Filings308FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $56,229 and $405,031.
PercentileSalary
10th$67,900
25th$73,458
50th (median)$78,744
75th$109,134
90th$180,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $56,880 (107 filings) FY2021: median $61,390 (142 filings) FY2022: median $65,000 (149 filings) FY2023: median $68,352 (164 filings) FY2024: median $74,150 (161 filings) FY2025: median $79,500 (197 filings) FY2026: median $77,788 (111 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 107 filings FY20 FY2021: 142 filings FY21 FY2022: 149 filings FY22 FY2023: 164 filings FY23 FY2024: 161 filings FY24 FY2025: 197 filings FY25 FY2026: 111 filings FY26 197
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$56,880$50,760$67,183107
FY2021$61,390$55,861$74,963142
FY2022$65,000$57,500$78,368149
FY2023$68,352$60,996$91,781164
FY2024$74,150$66,500$91,749161
FY2025$79,500$73,500$120,000197
FY2026$77,788$72,875$93,320111

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$78,744
Median prevailing wage$57,054
Median difference+39.3%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage1%

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 The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Job titleMedianMiddle 50%Filings
Postdoctoral Fellow$72,000$67.9k–$74.2k59
Instructor$77,000$75.8k–$80k45
Research Scientist$77,000$73.6k–$78k45
Assistant Professor$180,600$167.9k–$251.1k42
Senior Research Scientist$86,339$80k–$91.2k18
Research Investigator$70,000$66.6k–$74.6k13
Data Scientist$112,425$109.6k–$120k12
Senior Research Assistant$58,262$56k–$60k10

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

About The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Houston, TX and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Medical Scientist, Biochemist and Molecular and Cellular Biologist and the main metro areas are Houston, TX and Austin, TX. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center filed 308 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 The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's H-1B filings is $78,744; half of filings fall between $73,458 and $109,134. Bonus and stock are not included.