HARVARD UNIVERSITY
PERM salary data: 52 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
52
certified PERM positions
$140,000
Median pay
$107,875
25th pct
$287,500
75th pct
$306,000
90th pct
$100,000
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our
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Data: DOL PERM filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$54,410
Median prevailing wage
Sponsorship score: 62 / 100 — Steady sponsor
How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →
768
H-1B LCA filings
52
PERM certifications
3.7%
PERM denial rate
4 of 4
Years filing
0.07
PERM per H-1B filing
Components: volume 23 · trend 9 · denial 18 · consistency 10 · conversion 1. FY24 → FY25 filings falling (-7%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.
$100,000$140,000 median$306,000
Quarterly median offered wage 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▼ 9.3%
Top roles at HARVARD UNIVERSITY
| Role | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011 | 14 | $295,500 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1124 | 3 | $100,000 |
| Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1065 | 3 | $172,000 |
| Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1062 | 3 | $106,000 |
| Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022 | 2 | $147,500 |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1063 | 2 | $195,000 |
| Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042 | 2 | $149,000 |
| Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1031 | 2 | $110,500 |
| Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1054 | 2 | $128,500 |
| Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1121 | 2 | $101,250 |
Top worksite states
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 54 | $147,500 |
What is this? Before sponsoring a worker for a green card, a U.S.
employer must obtain a certified PERM labor certification from the Department of Labor. These are the
offered wages on certified PERM applications — not verified salaries paid.
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