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DOL disclosure data, July 2025 to June 2026

Which companies sponsor H-1B for Physicists?

93 US employers filed 855 certified H-1B applications for Physicists roles from July 2025 to June 2026. Here are the top sponsors, what they pay, and where they hire.

93
Companies sponsoring this role
855
Certified filings
$108,160
Median offered wage

Top H-1B sponsors for physicists

CompanyFilings (this role)Median wage (this role)
Brookhaven National Laboratory154$125,000
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC50$99,361
University of Maryland College Park48$75,750
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)36$126,543
The Leland Stanford, Jr University34$92,500
Triad National Security, LLC26$152,230
The Trustees of Princeton University25$98,914
California Institute of Technology25$97,000
UChicago Argonne, LLC22$77,126
Massachusetts Institute of Technology19$81,500
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC18$186,058
Harvard University17$72,500
University of California, Berkeley17$82,836
precess medical derivatives17$108,160
Columbia University16$79,282
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory16$163,512
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO15$91,000
The University of Texas at Austin15$66,571
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY15$92,250
Fermi Research Alliance, LLC14$83,096
The Simons Foundation Inc.14$137,502
University of California at Santa Barbara12$75,655
University of Rochester10$74,500
W.M. RICE UNIVERSITY9$65,000
University of California, Los Angeles8$78,940
Arizona State University8$67,509
North Carolina State University8$70,000
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER8$140,722
JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC8$114,957
Cornell University7$74,500
Research Foundation for the State University of New York7$72,000
UPCI Cancer Services7$160,900
University of Notre Dame du Lac6$71,250
The University of Texas at Dallas6$71,277
Research Foundation of CUNY6$77,729
The University of Kansas Physicians5$210,000
Southern Methodist University5$58,656
New Jersey Institute of Technology5$74,323
The Nebraska Medical Center5$255,071
West Penn Allegheny Health System5$204,422

Showing top 40 of 93 sponsors.

Frequently asked questions

Which companies sponsor H-1B for physicists?

From July 2025 to June 2026, 93 US employers filed 855 certified H-1B applications for Physicists roles, led by Brookhaven National Laboratory, Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC, and University of Maryland College Park (US DOL data).

What is the H-1B salary for physicists?

The median offered wage across these sponsors was $108,160 per year in filings from July 2025 to June 2026.

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 Upton, NY, based on worksite locations in US DOL data from July 2025 to June 2026.

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

Apply directly on each sponsor's careers page. To reach many of these 93 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?

Yes. FlexApply is a done-for-you service that applies to verified H-1B sponsors on your behalf: a human tailors your resume per job, writes a real cover letter, filters to employers that actually sponsor, and sends a weekly tracking report. It starts at $49 and never auto-submits without review. See https://flexapply.org/pricing/.

Source: US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data, decisions from July 2025 to June 2026, certified applications only. Filing an LCA does not guarantee current hiring. Figures reflect the "Physicists" occupation classification.

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