2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Harvard University

Offered base salaries from 149 certified H-1B filings, across 13 roles in 1 metro areas.

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

Half of Harvard University's certified filings offered $82,100 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $76,000 and $100,000. 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
Biological Scientists, All Other$78,280$67k – $118k53
Biochemists and Biophysicists$76,059$68k – $145k17
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$120,000$79k – $270k8
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$77,500$70k – $95k6
Epidemiologists$106,000$68k – $135k6
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$315,000$272k – $335k6
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$86,538$75k – $181k6
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$90,000$75k – $96k4
Economists$89,610$84k – $105k4
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$107,500$100k – $108k4
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$82,100$66k – $335k149
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

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

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Biological Scientists, All Other — Boston$78,28053−29.1%
Biochemists and Biophysicists — Boston$76,05917−42.2%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary — Boston$120,0008−27.0%
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers — Boston$77,5006−39.7%
Epidemiologists — Boston$106,0006−8.5%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary — Boston$315,0006+205.5%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary — Boston$86,5386−32.4%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
149 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 Harvard 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.