2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Emory University

Offered base salaries from 214 certified H-1B filings, across 17 roles in 1 metro areas.

DOL LCA disclosures · FY 2025 Certified, full-time filings only
Table 1 — The median offer

Half of Emory University's certified filings offered $72,960 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $65,000 and $95,077. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.

Table 2 — Roles

What they hire for

Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.

RoleMedian offerRangeFilings
Physicians, All Other$75,599$69k – $295k34
Biological Scientists, All Other$70,500$58k – $160k30
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$68,186$60k – $180k26
Biological Technicians$55,000$40k – $67k18
Chemists$66,492$61k – $96k13
Biochemists and Biophysicists$70,000$59k – $144k8
Microbiologists$69,888$61k – $80k8
General Internal Medicine Physicians$241,152$220k – $313k6
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$85,384$74k – $140k5
Software Developers$119,439$83k – $125k4
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$72,692$40k – $450k209
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

Each row compares Emory University's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Physicians, All Other — Atlanta$75,59934−72.5%
Biological Scientists, All Other — Atlanta$70,50029−27.4%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists — Atlanta$68,18626−22.1%
Biological Technicians — Atlanta$55,00018+3.1%
Chemists — Atlanta$66,49213−32.1%
Microbiologists — Atlanta$69,8888−36.1%
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers — Atlanta$85,3845−11.9%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
214 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
Market comparison
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Emory University's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.