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Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

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General information

Howard Hughes Medical Institute, or HHMI, is a nonprofit organization that funds and conducts medical research. It is one of the largest private funders of biological and medical research in the country. Rather than selling products, HHMI supports scientists and research programs. The institute is based in Chevy Chase, in the United States.

HHMI was established in 1953, first based in Miami, Florida. It was founded by Howard Hughes, the businessman and aviation pioneer; after his death in 1976, courts appointed new trustees to oversee it. As of 2022, the institute employed about 2,300 people and held a $24 billion endowment, making it the second-wealthiest philanthropic organization in the United States. That endowment means HHMI can fund long-term research without depending on outside donors year to year. Historically, the median salary is ~$80,970. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is a top-tier H-1B sponsor.1

Website
hhmi.org
Headquarters
Chevy Chase, United States
Industry
Public & Nonprofit
Category
Research Institutes
Employees
1,800
Visa sponsor
Yes

Hiring activity

53Open jobs
+15Added in 30 days
−9Closed in 30 days
54 daysHow long jobs stay open

New jobs added per week2

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Week beginningNew listings
September 7, 20263
September 14, 20262
September 21, 20263
September 28, 20263
October 5, 20267
October 12, 20264
October 19, 20261
October 26, 2026 (in progress)0

Open jobs

53 open · updated today
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Pay

What does Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) actually pay? Based on previous and active job listings with specified pay ranges, the median annual pay is $84,600. Note that 10% of jobs don't list any pay information, so figures may be skewed towards cities like NYC, where pay disclosure is mandated for each posting.4

Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket

Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket
BracketJobs
Under $100k33 jobs (65%)
$100k to $150k12 jobs (24%)
$150k to $200k4 jobs (8%)
$200k and up2 jobs (4%)

Plus 22 hourly jobs at $16.62 to $70 an hour.

Posted ranges on jobs open now4

Director of Business Process Transformation$185,378 – $231,723
Benefits Strategy Executive Advisor$180,590 – $225,737
Principal Knowledge & Data Architect$174,770 – $218,463
$43k$232k
Senior Manager, Collaboration Capabilities$171,694 – $214,618
Agentic AI Security Engineer$149,085 – $186,356
Marketing Technology & Analytics Lead$140,000 – $175,000
AI Data Engineer$128,817 – $161,021
Senior Manager, Campus Life$124,237 – $155,296
Manager, Supplier Relationships$121,824 – $152,280
Vendor Management Lead$120,518 – $150,647
Investment Associate$118,020 – $147,525
AI@HHMI Program Manager$105,000 – $131,000
Program Manager$103,508 – $129,385
Bioinformatic Specialist – Lim Lab$100,430 – $125,500
CryoEM Staff Scientist$97,082 – $121,353
AI Engineer - AI+CryoET$96,326 – $120,407
Staff Scientist$91,277 – $114,096
Research Specialist – Red-Horse Lab$89,400 – $111,800
Research Scientist – Fungal natural product chemist$83,434 – $104,292
Research Specialist II - Orth Lab$79,738 – $99,673
Laboratory Manager- Waldor Lab$78,320 – $97,900
Laboratory Manager I$78,320 – $97,900
Laboratory Manager- Wilson Lab$78,320 – $97,900
Resource Project Manager$77,190 – $96,488
Administrative Coordinator -Washington Area$75,210 – $94,000
Research Specialist I, In Vivo Two-Photon Imaging- Sternson Lab$75,200 – $94,000
Administrative Coordinator- Luo Lab$74,880 – $93,600
Administrative Coordinator – Pellman Lab$74,880 – $93,600
Conference Registration and Systems Specialist$73,113 – $91,391
Postdoctoral Scientist - Boston Area$70,000 – $91,000
Human Resources Generalist$72,577 – $90,722
Administrative Coordinator - Boston Area$71,940 – $90,000
Cryo-FIB Research Specialist$71,760 – $89,700
Postdoctoral Scientist - Orth Lab$70,000 – $82,250
Postdoctoral Scientist - Walther Lab$70,000 – $82,250
Computer Analyst– Sankaran Lab$65,600 – $82,000
Postdoctoral Scientist- Bardwell Lab$70,000 – $80,500
Postdoctoral Scientist – Martens Lab$70,000 – $80,500
Postdoctoral Scientist - Zhang Lab$70,000 – $80,500
Postdoctoral Scientist- Gonzalez Lab$70,000 – $80,500
Postdoctoral Scientist - O'Brown Lab$70,000 – $80,500
Postdoctoral Scientist- Lim Lab$70,000 – $80,500
Postdoctoral Scientist- Waldor Lab$70,000 – $80,500
Postdoctoral Scientist-Sarvestani Lab$70,000 – $80,500
Postdoctoral Scientist - Mendell Lab$70,000 – $80,500
Postdoctoral Scientist - Feder Lab$70,000 – $80,500
Postdoctoral Scientist - Aydogan Lab$70,000 – $80,500
Research Technician III – Mass Spectrometry$54,230 – $67,800
Study Support Technician II – Technical (Aquatics)$49,344 – $61,680
Research Technician II / III - PTR-BioImage Analysis$45,440 – $56,800
Research Technician II – Casanova Lab$43,294 – $54,118

Hourly jobs

Temporary Sourcing and Recruiting Specialist (Remote Flexible)$50 – $70 an hour
Temporary Sourcing and Recruiting Partner (1-year term)$50 – $70 an hour
Research Technician III - Jin Lab$23 – $29 an hour
Research Technician - Ye Lab$22 – $28 an hour
Research Technician – Scanziani Lab$20 – $25 an hour
Research Technician- Brainard Lab$20 – $25 an hour
Research Technician I - Kronauer Lab$19 – $24 an hour
Research Technician - Gadagkar Lab$19 – $24 an hour
Research Technician - Washington Area$19 – $24 an hour
Research Technician - Zallen Lab$19 – $24 an hour
Research Technician- Barton Lab$19 – $24 an hour
Research Technician I - Jazayeri Lab$19 – $24 an hour
Animal Caretaker (Part-Time) - Jarvis Lab$18 – $23 an hour
Research Technician - Rubin Lab$18 – $23 an hour
Research Technician - Horvitz Lab$18 – $23 an hour
Research Technician - Project Technical Resources (Temp-to-Hire)$18 – $23 an hour
Research Technician I - Boston, MA$18 – $23 an hour
Site Supply Technician$18 – $23 an hour
Study Support Technician I – Aquatics (Temp-to-Hire) (Multiple Positions)$20 – $22 an hour
Study Support Technician I – Rodent Breeding & Husbandry (Temp-to-Hire)$20 – $22 an hour
Part-Time Lab Assistant - Brady Lab$17 – $21 an hour
Vivarium Support Technician (Temp-to-Hire)$18 – $19 an hour

Visa sponsorship

Does Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) sponsor visas? Using USCIS data, we've collected the number of H-1Bs granted from 2021 to 2023. Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is a top employer for applicants who require sponsorship.5

Visa petitions approved each year (USCIS)5

H1B petitions approved, by fiscal year (USCIS)
Fiscal yearApproved
FY20210
FY2022139
FY202367

Based on public USCIS and Department of Labor records. Past filings do not guarantee future sponsorship. Browse all H1B sponsors →

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Common questions

Is Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) hiring now?

Yes. There are 53 open jobs, with 15 added in the last 30 days. They close fast though, often within 54 days, so don't wait.

Does Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Government records show 206 approved petitions from FY2021 to FY2023.

How much does Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) pay?

Posted pay runs $43,294 to $231,723 a year, and the median is $84,600. We only show pay the company printed itself, never estimates.

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Notes & sources

113 daily listing observations, Jun 7 to Oct 27 windowRechecked daily, last October 27, 2026
  1. 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)'s public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
  2. 2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
  3. 3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)'s own hiring system; last check October 27, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
  4. 4. Posted pay. Ranges extracted from the text of Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)'s own listings; a range appears only when the employer printed one. Extraction is still rolling out, so this table can lag the board.
  5. 5. Federal visa records. USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub and US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files, matched to this company by name.

Sources
hhmi.org
USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files
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