DOL Verified Employer

National Institutes of Health, HHS Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 3,413 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$80,550
3,413 DOL filings
MD Approval Rate 75.8% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$80,550
Certified filings
DOL Filings
3,413
Certified: 2,586
Unique Job Titles
41
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
75.8%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 3,413 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$39,395$67,680$80,550$96,309$350,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+63.0%

National Institutes of Health, HHS pays 63.0% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

41 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Biological Scientists, All Other 940 $70,000 -25%
$63,306$63,306$70,000$81,917$81,917
Biochemists and Biophysicists 660 $69,000 -33.4%
$61,716$61,716$69,000$81,515$81,515
19-1042.00 492 $94,193 N/A
$82,000$82,000$94,193$107,492$107,492
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 313 $80,573 -19.9%
$70,000$70,000$80,573$97,940$97,940
19-1021.00 308 $90,000 N/A
$81,261$81,261$90,000$103,064$103,064
19-1029.02 186 $92,434 N/A
$84,144$84,144$92,434$103,690$103,690
Microbiologists 105 $70,150 -19.7%
$60,000$60,000$70,150$81,823$81,823
19-1029.01 70 $106,139 N/A
$95,000$95,000$106,139$130,000$130,000
19-1029.03 54 $89,995 N/A
$85,090$85,090$89,995$101,318$101,318
19-1029.00 51 $82,324 N/A
$72,000$72,000$82,324$102,662$102,662
19-1022.00 42 $87,493 N/A
$73,600$73,600$87,493$102,663$102,663
Statisticians 33 $79,680 -22.9%
$69,815$69,815$79,680$90,303$90,303
17-2031.00 22 $116,500 N/A
$95,000$95,000$116,500$122,853$122,853
19-1041.00 22 $107,000 N/A
$102,010$102,010$107,000$128,529$128,529
Life Scientists, All Other 22 $80,984 -7.8%
$57,950$57,950$80,984$102,137$102,137
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17 $66,000 -38.3%
$59,000$59,000$66,000$89,033$89,033
19-1029.99 10 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-2041.00 7 $140,493 N/A
$135,000$135,000$140,493$140,500$140,500
15-2041.01 7 $87,000 N/A
$77,020$77,020$87,000$97,189$97,189
Epidemiologists 7 $89,033 +6%
$81,280$81,280$89,033$113,223$113,223
Chemists 6 $64,390 -23.5%
$60,000$60,000$64,390$66,058$66,058
19-2031.00 5 $71,335 N/A
$68,155$68,155$71,335$73,000$73,000
15-1111 4 $97,190 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1099.00 4 $94,850 N/A
$79,700$79,700$94,850$110,000$110,000
19-2012.00 4 $88,928 N/A
$88,649$88,649$88,928$143,970$143,970
Psychologists, All Other 4 $72,812 -38.1%
$70,234$70,234$72,812$75,390$75,390
15-1799 3 $61,610 N/A
$42,890$42,890$61,610$61,610$61,610
19-3039.00 2 $85,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
11-9111.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1011.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1035 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1036 1 $64,500 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Mathematicians 1 $60,472 -50.3%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1023.00 1 $73,058 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-1099.99 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Physicists 1 $82,350 -50.5%
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3039.01 1 $76,330 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3041.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
29-1063.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
29-1069.06 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
29-1069.99 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?
National Institutes of Health, HHS files more than half of its positions at the DOL minimum wage level (Level I). This may indicate systematic use of minimum-permitted wages for sponsored workers.

Hiring Activity

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Filing volume has declined significantly, down 60% from the prior year. This can signal reduced hiring, a shift in workforce strategy, or business contraction.

Hiring Locations

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.