Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Offered base salaries from 94 certified H-1B filings, across 3 roles in 12 metro areas.
Half of Howard Hughes Medical Institute's certified filings offered $82,600 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $77,400 and $92,700. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological Scientists, All Other | $83,513 | $70k – $207k | 47 |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists | $81,149 | $70k – $165k | 40 |
| Life Scientists, All Other | $89,400 | $72k – $97k | 4 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $109,634 | $74k – $207k | 16 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $80,000 | $73k – $115k | 14 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $87,297 | $70k – $200k | 14 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $77,250 | $71k – $81k | 5 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $89,400 | $74k – $98k | 5 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $81,149 | $78k – $85k | 4 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $80,000 | $76k – $81k | 4 |
| Bloomington, IN | $92,700 | $80k – $94k | 3 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $83,584 | $72k – $84k | 3 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $74,000 | $70k – $80k | 3 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Howard Hughes Medical Institute's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological Scientists, All Other — Washington | $90,000 | 11 | −21.7% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other — Boston | $78,000 | 9 | −29.4% |
| Biochemists and Biophysicists — New York | $81,356 | 8 | −25.8% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other — Durham | $77,250 | 5 | −21.7% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other — New York | $98,957 | 5 | −11.2% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 94 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 Howard Hughes Medical Institute'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.