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FY2025 DOL disclosure data

Which companies sponsor H-1B for Physicists?

61 US employers filed 213 certified H-1B applications for Physicists roles last year. Here are the top sponsors, what they pay, and where they hire.

61
Companies sponsoring this role
213
Certified filings (FY2025)
$84,000
Median offered wage

Top H-1B sponsors for physicists

CompanyFilings (this role)Median wage (this role)
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC20$92,133
University of Maryland College Park14$68,508
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)13$130,008
Triad National Security, LLC12$106,916
The Leland Stanford, Jr University11$82,000
The Trustees of Princeton University9$108,368
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC9$187,378
The Simons Foundation Inc.9$91,000
UChicago Argonne, LLC8$77,126
Fermi Research Alliance, LLC6$85,300
Columbia University5$79,327
California Institute of Technology5$84,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology5$78,000
Brookhaven National Laboratory5$123,000
Harvard University4$72,440
The Ohio State University4$83,919
North Carolina State University4$66,439
University of Rochester3$85,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center3$190,000
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY3$90,000
Research Foundation for the State University of New York3$68,058
W.M. RICE UNIVERSITY3$60,000
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI3$67,375
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY3$78,520
University of California at Santa Barbara2$70,884
The University of Texas at Arlington2$69,340
Temple University--A Commonwealth University2$84,000
Regents of the University of California at Riverside2$80,650
New Jersey Institute of Technology2$75,661
The George Washington University2$75,517
University of Chicago Medical Center2$204,764
Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation2$235,000
West Virginia University Research Corporation2$61,500
UPCI Cancer Services2$143,793
Southwest Research Institute2$100,133
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital, Inc.2$225,000
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC1$101,196
Texas A&M AgriLife Research1$78,616
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA1$60,000
South Dakota State University1$56,663

Showing top 40 of 61 sponsors.

Frequently asked questions

Which companies sponsor H-1B for physicists?

In FY2025, 61 US employers filed 213 certified H-1B applications for Physicists roles, led by Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC, University of Maryland College Park, and UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY) (US DOL data).

What is the H-1B salary for physicists?

The median offered wage across these sponsors was $84,000 per year in FY2025 filings.

Which US cities hire the most H-1B physicists?

Sponsors filed the most certified H-1B applications for Physicists roles in New York, NY, Cambridge, MA and Stanford, CA, based on worksite locations in FY2025 US DOL data.

How do I apply to H-1B sponsors hiring physicists?

Apply directly on each sponsor's careers page. To reach many of these 61 sponsors at once, some candidates use a done-for-you service such as FlexApply, which tailors and submits applications to verified H-1B sponsors on your behalf.

Can someone apply to these H-1B sponsors for me?

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Source: US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data, FY2025, certified applications only. Filing an LCA does not guarantee current hiring. Figures reflect the "Physicists" occupation classification.

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