Harvard University — 1,481 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 176
- Filings · FY2025
- $82k
- Median base · FY2025
- Research Fellow
- Top role · 342 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 1,473 all-time
Harvard University filed 176 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 9% from the year before), with a median base salary of $82k and the middle 50% of offers between $76k and $103k. That is 16% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,481 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Research Fellow in Massachusetts.
How much does Harvard University pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $82k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Harvard University's H-1B hiring changed by year?
93 certified filings in FY2016 → 120 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 120 | −32% | $77k |
| FY2025 | 176 | +9% | $82k |
| FY2024 | 161 | +41% | $82k |
| FY2023 | 114 | −9% | $76k |
| FY2022 | 125 | +14% | $68k |
| FY2021 | 110 | +3% | $65k |
| FY2020 | 107 | −49% | $70k |
| FY2019 | 209 | +53% | $62k |
| FY2018 | 137 | +6% | $60k |
| FY2017 | 129 | +39% | $59k |
| FY2016 | 93 | — | $56k |
Which wage levels does Harvard University file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 10% of Harvard University's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 1,348 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I67.7%913
- Level II22.3%301
- Level III5.6%76
- Level IV4.3%58
What jobs does Harvard University sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Harvard University's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Research Fellow | 342 | $62k |
| Research Associate | 311 | $75k |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 260 | $62k |
| Assistant Professor | 174 | $131k |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 49 | $68k |
| Instructor | 45 | $110k |
| Preceptor | 31 | $70k |
| Lecturer | 31 | $94k |
| Research Scientist | 27 | $100k |
| Professor | 20 | $275k |
Where does Harvard University hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 1,473 | $74k |
| CA | 7 | $90k |
| NY | 1 | $104k |
What has Harvard University filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,481 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Harvard University's H-1B filings
- How much does Harvard University pay H-1B workers?
- Harvard University's median certified H-1B base salary is $82k (FY2025), from 176 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Harvard University sponsor?
- Harvard University has 1,481 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Harvard University sponsor for H-1B?
- Harvard University's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Research Fellow, Research Associate, Postdoctoral Fellow, Assistant Professor.
- Where does Harvard University hire H-1B workers?
- Harvard University's top H-1B worksite states are MA, CA, NY.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →