Harvard University
Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 3 months
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H-1B filings for scientists and engineers
Harvard University filed 49 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $73K a year.
Universities are exempt from the H-1B cap, so roles here skip the lottery.
| Title filed | Filings | Median filed pay |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 23 | $70K |
| Research Associate | 15 | $79K |
| Assistant Professor | 5 | $134K |
| Director of Project Advancement | 2 | · |
| Preceptor | 1 | · |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 1 | · |
By occupation: Physicists 15 · Biomedical engineers 12 · Physics faculty 7 · Other engineers 3. Worksites: MA 49.
From U.S. Department of Labor Labor Condition Application disclosure data, certified filings only, in chemist, materials, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, R&D management and science faculty occupations. A filing is a record of past hiring, not a promise about any role. Pay shown needs 3 filings. Compare every employer's filings.
Posting volume · last 3 months
1 role posted across 3 months, averaging 0.3/month.
