H-1B Fellow Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Fellow is $75,235, across 462 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$75,235
Average wage
$78,554
90th percentile
$91,804
Certified LCAs
462
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $50,000
- 25th
- $67,850
- Median
- $75,235
- Average
- $78,554
- 90th
- $91,804
- Highest
- $282,880
Based on 462 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
59FY20
74FY21
50FY22
56FY23
79FY24
96FY25
48FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Fellow
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | 7 | $100,000 |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | 24 | $90,741 |
| University of Washington | 24 | $87,864 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | 23 | $83,520 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 70 | $80,904 |
| The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | 44 | $77,466 |
| Harvard University | 17 | $75,813 |
| TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER | 9 | $74,913 |
| Duke University Health System | 35 | $74,412 |
| The University of Virginia | 37 | $72,851 |
| University of Colorado Denver | 9 | $69,722 |
| University of Virginia | 8 | $67,850 |
| The University of Alabama at Birmingham | 33 | $64,917 |
| University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, PC | 8 | $64,917 |
| Saint Louis University | 7 | $60,000 |
Salaries by location
Philadelphia, PA · $84,670Houston, TX · $78,842Charlottesville, VA · $68,740Birmingham, AL · $64,917Durham, NC · $75,360Seattle, WA · $87,864New York, NY · $75,000Cambridge, MA · $76,344Aurora, CO · $68,994Washington, DC · $110,000Boston, MA · $74,913St. Louis, MO · $60,000Chicago, IL · $67,350Winston-Salem, NC · $69,722Omaha, NE · $62,232